assumption

Example Sentences

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It relies on assumptions about exactly how ice flows which, like any method, comes with uncertainties.

From BBC

Although topology may sound abstract, past theories still depended on the assumption that particles have well-defined motion.

From Science Daily

Even participants classified as low risk experienced measurable benefits, which directly challenges the assumption that statins only help people already at high risk of heart disease.

From Science Daily

To revisit this assumption, the research team focused on a critical but less explored phase of cosmic history called post-inflationary reheating.

From Science Daily

For investors, a meaningful erosion of central-bank independence would weaken the Fed’s inflation-targeting discipline and be negative for both stocks and bonds, as markets have long operated under the assumption that Fed independence will hold.

From MarketWatch