assumption
Example Sentences
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“A power purchase agreement would probably have the same assumptions that come into a data-center lease agreement, which is that this is inherently attached to something that is very uncertain in the future,” he said.
All the moves rest on the assumption that the war will continue and that Iran will remain capable of major interference with oil shipments or production.
Studying this object has challenged previous assumptions about the early universe.
From Science Daily
Some areas are turning the corner, but some analysts fear the government's assumptions about improvements may be ambitious.
From BBC
That would make “the result even better when compared to our conservative assumptions,” he says.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
