Supposition
11supposition — [sə pō′zəlsup΄ə zish′ən] n. [OFr < L suppositio < suppositus, pp. of supponere: see SUPPOSE] 1. the act of supposing 2. something supposed; assumption; hypothesis: Also supposal [sə pō′zəl] suppositional adj. suppositionally adv …
12supposition — (su pô zi sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1° Action de supposer. 2° Proposition que l on suppose comme vraie ou comme possible, afin d en tirer quelque conséquence. • Il faut vivre autrement dans le monde selon ces diverses… …
13Supposition — Als Supposition bezeichnet man in der Logik der Scholastik verschiedene Arten, in denen ein Terminus für etwas stehen bzw. etwas bezeichnen kann. Eine Darlegung dieser verschiedenen Arten bezeichnet man auch als Suppositionstheorie. Eine… …
14SUPPOSITION — s. f. Proposition que l on suppose comme vraie ou comme possible, afin d en tirer quelque induction. Dans la supposition que vous faites, il faudrait que... Il ne faut point faire de suppositions de choses qui soient contradictoires. Cette… …
15SUPPOSITION — n. f. Proposition que l’on suppose comme vraie ou comme possible, afin d’en tirer quelque induction. Dans la supposition que vous faites, il faudrait qu’il ne m’eût pas dit la vérité. Cette supposition est inadmissible. Dans la supposition qu’il… …
16Supposition — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Supposition >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 supposition supposition assumption assumed position postulation condition presupposition hypothesis postulate postulatum theory Sgm: N 1 thesis thesis th …
17supposition — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ reasonable ▪ It is a reasonable supposition that many mothers would welcome the offer of part time work. ▪ mere, pure (both esp. BrE) ▪ That is mere supposition! …
18supposition — n. 1) to make a supposition 2) a supposition that (I reject the supposition that she stole the money) 3) on (a) supposition (to condemn smb. on mere supposition) * * * [ˌsʌpə zɪʃ(ə)n] to make a supposition a supposition that (I reject the… …
19supposition — [[t]sʌpəzɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] suppositions 1) N COUNT: oft N that A supposition is an idea or statement which someone believes or assumes to be true, although they may have no evidence for it. [FORMAL] There s a popular supposition that we re publicly… …
20supposition — sup|po|si|tion [ˌsʌpəˈzıʃən] n [U and C] something that you think is true, even though you are not certain and cannot prove it ▪ His version of events is pure supposition . supposition (that) ▪ The police are acting on the supposition that she… …