supposal — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of supposing; supposition.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

2. Something supposed; a supposition, a hypothesis.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

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   [W]e may, if we attentively consider and examine it, find that there are circumstances sufficient, upon the supposals of the excellent contrivance of their machine, to excite and force them to act after such or such a manner […].

   Interest, with a Jew, never proceeds but upon supposal, at least, of a firm and sufficient bottom.

Noun

1. a hypothesis that is taken for granted

   Synonyms

   assumptionsupposition

   Broader terms

   hypothesispossibilitytheory

   Examples

   any society is built upon certain assumptions

2. the cognitive process of supposing

   Synonyms

   supposition

   Broader terms

   conjecture