assume

Example Sentences

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Instead of assuming colors change along straight lines, they calculated the shortest path within the geometric space.

From Science Daily

"The estimated yield of the event was a 10 tonne nuclear explosion, or five tonnes conventional equivalent, which assumes the explosion was fully coupled in hard rock below the water table," he said.

From Barron's

High resolution images of the landscape and mineral measurements collected from orbit indicate that some of the planet's youngest volcanic regions have a much more detailed history than previously assumed.

From Science Daily

There are no guarantees, and I’m assuming that close to 100% of your $3 million is in stocks, given that this sum will have increased in the next three years.

From MarketWatch

After she assumed office on Feb. 1, I asked Fitzgerald Mosley whether she supported the congressional commission proposals.

From Salon