assumption

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The assumption here is that existing computers are unable to reverse-engineer a private key from a public key.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

UBS has an end-of-year gold target of $5,600 per ounce, based primarily on the assumption that investors will continue to want to diversify their portfolios with purchases of the precious metal.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

“The assumption that the incoming ownership group can finance an additional $600 million for Moda Center — which is now a publicly-owned community asset is not possible,” lobbying materials from the Blazers stated.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

"There's a sensitivity around any kind of grief and an assumption that those questions shouldn't be asked," explains the 35-year-old.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Hooke, though, told the other two that he could derive all the laws of planetary motion starting out from the assumption of an inverse square law.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin