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An assumption is a Proposition that is taken for granted, in other words, that is treated for the sake of a given discussion as if it were known to be True .

  • In logic, more specifically in the context of Natural Deduction systems, an assumption is made in the expectation that it will be ''discharged'' in due course via a separate argument.


Assumption may also refer to:

  • Assumption (Poker) , a fictional type of Poker game variation, using Tarot cards instead of traditional playing cards. It appears as a primary plot point in the novel "Last Call" by Tim Powers . Fans of the author often play Assumption when at conventions or writing workshops

  • In Real Property Law , an ''assumption'' is the Mortgage transfer from the seller to the buyer

  • In business planning and business plans, an assumption is an assertion about some characteristic of the future that underlies the current operations or plans of an organization


Concepts:
  • Assumption Of Mary , a religious account of the taking up of Mary into heaven

  • Assumption Of Moses , a Jewish apocryphal pseudepigraphical work of uncertain date and authorship

  • Responsibility Assumption , a doctrine in the spirituality and personal growth fields holding that each individual has substantial or total responsibility for the events and circumstances that befall them in their life

  • Assumption Reinsurance , a form of reinsurance whereby the reinsurer is substituted for the ceding insurer and becomes directly liable for policy claims

  • A common turn of phrase in the English language is "One should not assume; it makes an ass out of you and me." This is a clever observation of the spelling of the word assume; ass {Link without Title} me.


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