Definitions for supposition
ˌsʌp əˈzɪʃ ənsup·po·si·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesisnoun

   a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

2. assumption, supposition, supposalnoun

   a hypothesis that is taken for granted

   "any society is built upon certain assumptions"

3. supposition, supposalnoun

   the cognitive process of supposing

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suppositionnoun

   Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture

2. suppositionnoun

   The act or an instance of supposing

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suppositionnoun

   Position laid down; hypothesis; imagination yet unproved.

   Etymology: supposition, French; from suppose.

   In saying he is a good man, understand me that he is sufficient; yet his means are in supposition. William Shakespeare.

   Sing, syren, for thyself, and I will dote;
   Spread o’er the silver waves thy golden hairs,
   And as a bed I’ll take thee, and there lye;
   And in that glorious supposition think
   He gains by death, that hath such means to die. William Shakespeare.

   This is only an infallibility upon supposition, that if a thing be true, it is impossible to be false. John Tillotson.

   Such an original irresistible notion is neither requisite upon supposition of a Deity, nor is pretended to by religion. Richard Bentley.

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1. supposition

   Supposition theory was a branch of medieval logic that was probably aimed at giving accounts of issues similar to modern accounts of reference, plurality, tense, and modality, within an Aristotelian context. Philosophers such as John Buridan, William of Ockham, William of Sherwood, Walter Burley, Albert of Saxony, and Peter of Spain were its principal developers. By the 14th century it seems to have drifted into at least two fairly distinct theories, the theory of "supposition proper", which included an "ampliation" and is much like a theory of reference, and the theory of "modes of supposition" whose intended function is not clear.

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1. supposition

   Supposition is an assumption or hypothesis that is made about something without having concrete evidence or proof. It is a belief held without validation or verification, often used as a starting point for reasoning or argument.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suppositionnoun

   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. Suppositionnoun

   that which is supposed; hypothesis; conjecture; surmise; opinion or belief without sufficient evidence

3. Etymology: [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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Conjecture
   • Hypothesis
   • Opinion

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How to pronounce supposition?

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How to say supposition in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of supposition in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of supposition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of supposition in a Sentence

1. J.B.S. Haldane:

   It is my supposition that the Universe in not only queerer than we imagine, is queerer than we CAN imagine.

2. James Wood:

   I do not see anything in this paper to support this supposition and am concerned that this paper has been published in this journal, there is far too much inference and far too little direct data.

3. Mary Baker Eddy:

   Error is a supposition that pleasure and pain, that intelligence, substance, life, are existent in matter. Error is neither Mind nor one of Mind's faculties. Error is the contradiction of Truth. Error is a belief without understanding. Error is unreal because untrue. It is that which stemma to be and is not. If error were true, its truth would be error, and we should have a self-evident absurdity --namely, erroneous truth. Thus we should continue to lose the standard of Truth.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=supposition
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Supposition
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=supposition
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supposition
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supposition
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=supposition