Noun: supposition ,sú-pu'zi-shun
- A hypothesis that is taken for granted
"any society is built upon certain suppositions";
- assumption, supposal
- The cognitive process of supposing
"Her supposition about the killer's identity led the detective in a new direction";
- supposal
- A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
"His supposition about the company's future proved to be incorrect";
- guess, conjecture, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
Derived forms: suppositions
Type of: conjecture, hypothesis, opinion, possibility, theory, view
Encyclopedia: Supposition