supposition (redirected from suppositionally)

sup·po·si·tion  (sp-zshn)

n.

1. The act of supposing.

2. Something supposed; an assumption.

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suppo·sition·al adj.

suppo·sition·al·ly adv.

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supposition [ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən]

n

1. the act of supposing

2. a fact, theory, etc., that is supposed

suppositional  adj

suppositionally  adv

suppositionless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	supposition - a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence guess, speculation, surmisal, surmise, conjecture, hypothesis opinion, view - a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" divination - successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
	2.	supposition - a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" supposal, assumption 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.	supposition - the cognitive process of supposing supposal conjecture - 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)

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supposition

noun belief, idea, notion, view, theory, speculation, assumption, hypothesis, presumption, conjecture, postulate, surmise, guesswork There's a popular supposition that we're publicly funded.

Translations

supposition [ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən] N → suposición f
that is pure supposition → eso es una suposición or hipótesis nada más
the report was based on supposition → el informe estaba basado en suposiciones
it's based on the supposition that → se basa en la hipótesis de que ...

supposition [ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃ^ən] n → supposition f

supposition

n (no pl: = hypothesizing) → Mutmaßung f, → Spekulation f; (= thing supposed) → Annahme f; based on (a) pure supposition → auf reiner Spekulation beruhend; going on the supposition that you are right → vorausgesetzt, dass Sie recht haben

supposition [ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃ/ən] n (frm) → supposizione f, ipotesi f inv
on the supposition that ... → partendo dal presupposto che...+ sub