förutsätta — meaning in English
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English meaning
- posit noun An idea or statement put forward as true, without proof.
- presume verb To accept something as true or likely without direct proof.
- presuppose verb To take something as true beforehand, in order to base an argument or conclusion on it.
- suppose verb To assume or believe something without full proof.
Senses
förutsätta is used for these senses in English:
- presume (transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose. [from 14th c.]
- presuppose To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.
- suppose (transitive) To theorize or hypothesize.
posit — full definition
- noun An idea or statement put forward as true, without proof.
- noun A number format representing a real number consisting of a sign bit, a variable-size "regime" part (which modifies the exponent), up to two exponent bits, and a fraction part, proposed as a more efficient alternative to IEEE 754 floats in AI applications.
presume — full definition
- verb To accept something as true or likely without direct proof.
- verb To act boldly without proper authority or permission.
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