假设 — meaning in English

English meaning

• assumption noun Something accepted as true without proof, or the act of accepting it as true.
• hypothesis noun A proposed explanation for something that can be tested through further study or experiment.
• hypothesize verb To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.
• supposition noun An assumption made without full proof.

Senses

假设 is used for these senses in English:

• assumption The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
• hypothesis (sciences) A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem and that can be tested by further observation, investigation, and/or experimentation.
• hypothesize (ambitransitive) To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.
• supposition Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.

assumption — full definition

1. noun Something accepted as true without proof, or the act of accepting it as true.
2. noun The act of taking on a role, duty, or responsibility.