presupposition

• Nom désignant le fait de considérer quelque chose comme acquis ou vrai à l'avance, souvent de manière implicite, comme base d'un raisonnement, d'un discours ou d'une argumentation ; ce qui est tenu pour acquis sans être démontré.

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.

   Présupposition (hypothèse préalable)

   • 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.

   Synonymesassumptionbeliefconjecturehypothesispostulatepreconceived notionpreconceptionpremisepresumptionsupposition