Assumption
Assumption noun - Something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning.
Origin and assumption are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Origin" instead a noun "Assumption".
Origin
Origin noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.
Assumption and origin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assumption" instead a noun "Origin".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- The movie doesn't explain his origin or reveal too much about his backstory, as there was an unspoken assumption that most of the audience already knew the character from any of his previous five movies or numerous TV shows.
Source: Continuity Lock-Out -
It also seems to be the closest thing people in the Origin System have to a deity; the Corpus religion seems to be based on the assumption that it is sentient.
Source: Video Game / Warframe - Most screen adaptations of Superman's origin — at least those that don't try to incorporate the rest of the DCU as well — act on the assumption that the whole concept of a super-hero does not yet exist in this world, not even in fictional media.
Source: Celebrity Paradox / Comic Books
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