Found 3 items, similar to Supposition.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: supposition andai-andai, anggapan, pengandaian, perkiraan, sangkaan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: supposition supposition n 1: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence [syn: guess, conjecture, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis] 2: a hypothesis that is taken for granted; “any society is built upon certain assumptions” [syn: assumption, supposal] 3: the cognitive process of supposing [syn: supposal]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Supposition Supposition \Sup`po*si"tion\, n. [F. supposition, L. suppositio a placing under, a substitution, fr. supponere, suppositium, to put under, to substitute. The word has the meaning corresponding to suppose. See Sub-, and Position.] 1. The act of supposing, laying down, imagining, or considering as true or existing, what is known not to be true, or what is not proved. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is supposed; hypothesis; conjecture; surmise; opinion or belief without sufficient evidence. [1913 Webster] This is only an infallibility upon supposition that if a thing be true, it is imposible to be false. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster] He means are in supposition. --Shak. [1913 Webster]