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conclusion

an intuitive assumption

base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork

the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

given, precondition, presumption

an assumption that is taken for granted

basic assumption, constatation, self-evident truth

an assumption that is basic to an argument

non sequitur

(logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises

meat and potatoes

the fundamental part

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hypothesis, possibility, theory

a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

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presupposition

the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)

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conjecture

reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence