assumption

Example Sentences

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Quantum key distribution is valued for its provable security under certain assumptions.

From Science Daily

Our assumptions about how Iran will respond to what we do may be flawed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Given that many of the aggregate level assumptions have changed, it is somewhat pointless to try to transpose this onto individual bank loss estimates, analysts write.

From The Wall Street Journal

The team discovered that the universe's rapid early expansion can arise naturally from this consistent theory of quantum gravity, without the need for added assumptions.

From Science Daily

But those projections rest on the assumption that the conflict in the Middle East is relatively short-lived—and the impact to the global economy is still contained.

From The Wall Street Journal