Sup`pos´al| n. | 1. | The act of supposing; also, that which is supposed; supposition; opinion.Interest, with a Jew, never proceeds but upon supposal, at least, of a firm and sufficient bottom. - South. |
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| Noun | 1. | supposal - a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"conclusion - an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion" 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" |
| 2. | supposal - the cognitive process of supposingconjecture - reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence presupposition - the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument) |