assumption

as·sump·tion  (-smpshn)

n.

1. The act of taking to or upon oneself: assumption of an obligation.

2. The act of taking possession or asserting a claim: assumption of command.

3. The act of taking for granted: assumption of a false theory.

4. Something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof; a supposition: a valid assumption.

5. Presumption; arrogance.

6. Logic A minor premise.

7. Assumption

a. Christianity The taking up of the Virgin Mary into heaven in body and soul after her death.

b. A feast celebrating this event.

c. August 15, the day on which this feast is observed.

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[Middle English assumpcion, from Latin assmpti, assmptin-, adoption, from assmptus, past participle of assmere, to adopt; see assume.]

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assumption

Noun

1. something that is taken for granted

2. the act of assuming power or possession [Latin assumptio a taking up]

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Assumption

Noun

Christianity the taking up of the Virgin Mary into heaven when her earthly life was ended

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	assumption - a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" premise, premiss posit, postulate - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning major premise, major premiss - the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption - the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) thesis - an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument precondition, stipulation, condition - an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else scenario - a postulated sequence of possible events; "planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack"
	2.	assumption - a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" supposal, supposition conclusion - an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion" cornerstone, fundament, groundwork, basis, foundation, base - the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" hypothesis, theory, possibility - a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" given, presumption, precondition - an assumption that is taken for granted basic assumption, constatation, self-evident truth - an assumption that is basic to an argument
	3.	assumption - the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts" laying claim acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"
	4.	Assumption - celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church Assumption of Mary, August 15 holy day of obligation - a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion Aug, August - the month following July and preceding September
	5.	Assumption - (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior miracle - a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent
	6.	assumption - audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" effrontery, presumptuousness, presumption audaciousness, audacity - aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision" uppishness, uppityness - assumption of airs beyond one's station
	7.	assumption - the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted" human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen position - the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom

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assumption

noun 1. presumption, theory, opinion, belief, guess, expectation, fancy, suspicion, premise, acceptance, hypothesis, anticipation, inference, conjecture, surmise, supposition, presupposition, premiss, postulation

2. taking on, managing, handling, shouldering, putting on, taking up, takeover, acquisition

noun 3. seizure, taking, takeover, acquisition, appropriation, wresting, confiscation, commandeering, expropriation, pre-empting, usurpation, arrogation

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A supposition on the current situation or a presupposition on the future course of events, either or both assumed to be true in the absence of positive proof, necessary to enable the commander in the process of planning to complete an estimate of the situation and make a decision on the course of action.

Translations

assumption [əˈsʌmpʃən] n (= supposition) → suposición f; presunción f;

(act) → asunción f;

on the assumption that → suponiendo que

assumption [əˈsʌmpʃən] n → supposition f, hypothèse f;

(of power) → assomption f, prise f;

on the assumption that → dans l'hypothèse où (= on condition that); à condition que

assumption [əˈsʌmpʃən] assume n → Annahme f;

(of power etc) → Übernahme f;

on the assumption that ... assume → vorausgesetzt, dass ...

assumption [əˈsʌmpʃən] n → supposizione f; ipotesi f inv;

on the assumption that ... → partendo dal presupposto che ...