Assumption and Hypothetical

Assumption

Assumption noun - Something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning.
Usage example: your argument is faulty because it's based on erroneous assumptions

Hypothetical and assumption are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hypothetical" instead the word "Assumption" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: assume, assumed, assumptive

Hypothetical

Hypothetical noun - Something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning.
Usage example: believes that predictions of the extinction of certain species as the result of global warming are based upon too many hypotheticals

Assumption and hypothetical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assumption" instead a noun "Hypothetical".

Nearby Words: hypothesis, hypothetic
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