Assumption and Core

Assumption

Assumption noun - Something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning.

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Core and assumption are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Core" instead a noun "Assumption".

Nearby Words: assume, assumed, assumptive

Core noun - The seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions.

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Assumption and core are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assumption" instead a noun "Core".

Nearby Words: cored, coring

good	good assumption	good core
original	original assumption	original core
strong	strong assumption	strong core
fundamental	fundamental assumption	fundamental core
Other adjectives: last, central, said.

Indeed, the assumption that players use miniatures on a map is even expressed throughout the core rules, such as movement being described in squares, not feet.

Source: Tabletop Game / Dungeons & Dragons
In Inside Out, Riley almost becomes this when Anger, under the assumption that Riley can create new core memories if she returns to her old home in Minnesota, plants the idea in her head to run away from home.

Source: The Runaway

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