suposición

Definitions of suposición
  1. noun
    audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
    synonyms: presuntuosidad
  2. noun
    a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
    synonyms: conjetura
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    type of:
    hipótesis, posibilidad, teoría
    a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
  3. noun
    a hypothesis that is taken for granted
    synonyms: supuesto
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    types:
    conclusión
    an intuitive assumption
    basa, base, cimiento, estribo, fundamento, pie
    the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
    presunción, presuposición, presupuesto
    an assumption that is taken for granted
    type of:
    hipótesis, posibilidad, teoría
    a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
  4. noun
    an assumption that is taken for granted
    synonyms: presunción, presuposición, presupuesto
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    type of:
    supuesto
    a hypothesis that is taken for granted
  5. noun
    a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
    synonyms: barrunto, conjetura, cábala, cálculo
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    type of:
    apreciación, concepto, criterio, opinión, parecer, sentir
    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
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