presupposition

• Существительное, обозначающее действие, при котором что-то заранее принимается за истину, часто как основа для рассуждений или аргументов, даже без полного знания.

A noun referring to the act of assuming something to be true in advance, often as a basis for reasoning or argument, even without full knowledge.

1. Assumption made beforehandC1formal

   An idea or belief that is assumed to be true before having full knowledge or evidence, often used as a basis for reasoning or argument.

   Предположение

   • The entire theory rests on the presupposition that all humans are rational.
   • His argument was flawed because it was based on a false presupposition.
   • In philosophy, one must carefully examine the presuppositions underlying any claim.

   Synonymsassumptionbeliefconjecturehypothesispostulatepreconceived notionpreconceptionpremisepresumptionsupposition