Definition of Suppositions. Meaning of Suppositions. Synonyms of Suppositions

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Definition of Suppositions

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. 2. That which is supposed; hypothesis; conjecture; surmise; opinion or belief without sufficient evidence. This is only an infallibility upon supposition that if a thing be true, it is imposible to be false. --Tillotson. He means are in supposition. --Shak.

Meaning of Suppositions from wikipedia

- Supposition theory was a branch of medieval logic that was probably aimed at giving accounts of issues similar to modern accounts of reference, plurality...
- Uncertainty or incertitude refers to situations involving imperfect or unknown information. It applies to predictions of ****ure events, to physical measurements...
- "The Correlation between Relatives on the Supposition of Mendelian Inheritance" is a scientific paper by Ronald Fisher which was published in the Transactions...
- theorized as downward extensions of seventh chords, according to theories of supposition. In 1722, Jean-Philippe Rameau first proposed the concept that ninth...
- Zen books tend to be confined to the same strictures and ideological suppositions as the classical sources. A noteworthy element of modern interpretations...
- derived from archaeological records and other indirect sources, and from suppositions. Much pre-historic religion is subject to continued debate. Despite claims...
- measurements of both the seawater and the coastal sediments led to the supposition that the consequences of the accident, in terms of radioactivity, would...
- on an independent variable. Dependent variables are studied under the supposition or demand that they depend, by some law or rule (e.g., by a mathematical...
- The Roman furnaces in Alcamo are part of the archaeological complex of Alcamo Marina (in contrada Foggia) and were discovered in 2000. This ancient production...
- incarceration of spirit, per predominant religious and modern cultural suppositions. In Jack Kirby's Fourth World setting, the Anti-Life Equation is a formula...