Assumption and Precondition

Assumption

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

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

Nearby Words: assume, assumed, assumptive

Precondition

Precondition noun - An assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else.
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Synonyms for Precondition

Assumption and precondition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assumption" instead a noun "Precondition".

Nearby Words: preconditioned, preconditioning

How words are described

common common assumption common precondition
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Precondition and Assumption. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/assumption/precondition
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