assumptions (noun)
1assumption — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, fundamental, key ▪ hidden, implicit, tacit, underlying, unspoken ▪ There is an underlying a …
2deconstruction — noun a method of critical analysis of philosophical and literary language which emphasizes the internal workings of language and conceptual systems, the relational quality of meaning, and the assumptions implicit in forms of expression.… …
3frame of reference — noun 1. a system that uses coordinates to establish position • Syn: ↑coordinate system, ↑reference system, ↑reference frame • Hypernyms: ↑arrangement, ↑organization, ↑organisation, ↑system …
4neoliberalism — noun a political orientation originating in the 1960s; blends liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth • Hypernyms: ↑liberalism * * * “+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ne + liberalism 1. : a movement or… …
5pseudoscience — noun Date: 1844 a system of theories, assumptions, and methods erroneously regarded as scientific • pseudoscientific adjective • pseudoscientist noun …
6literacy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ basic ▪ All the children are tested in basic literacy. ▪ adult ▪ mass, universal ▪ computer …
7vector algebra — noun the part of algebra that deals with the theory of vectors and vector spaces • Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths • Hypernyms: ↑algebra • Hyponyms: ↑decomposition, ↑vector decomposi …
8arrogance — noun Date: 14th century an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions …
9dilemma — noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Late Greek dilēmmat , dilēmma, probably back formation from Greek dilēmmatos involving two assumptions, from di + lēmmat , lēmma assumption more at lemma Date: 1523 1. an argument presenting two or more equally… …
10donnée — noun (plural données) Etymology: French, from feminine of donné, past participle of donner to give, from Latin donare to donate more at donation Date: 1876 the set of assumptions on which a work of fiction or drama proceeds …