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- predicateHidden Assumptions
- To base a claim, judgment, or decision on a particular condition or premise.
- postulateHidden Assumptions
- To assume a principle or condition to be true as a foundation for a theory or system of reasoning.
- positHidden Assumptions
- To put forward an idea or claim as a starting point for reasoning or discussion.
- speculateHidden Assumptions
- To consider or suggest possibilities when there is not enough evidence to know what is true.
- presupposeHidden Assumptions
- To take something as already true or necessary when making a claim or forming a plan.
- theorizeHidden Assumptions
- To develop a general explanation by connecting observations or ideas.
- hypothesizeHidden Assumptions
- To propose a possible explanation that can be tested with evidence.
- surmiseHidden Assumptions
- To form a tentative conclusion from incomplete evidence.
- stipulateHidden Assumptions
- To state a specific requirement or condition in an agreement or arrangement.
- presageHidden Assumptions
- To serve as an early sign that something is likely to happen.