In common use, the word "supposition" and the word "assumption" may be used, for the most part, interchangeably, with the word "assumption" being the more commonly used and understood word. However, there are some words of caution that must accompany the use of the word "assumption" - far more so than "supposition."
Supposition comes from latin "suppositio" which means "to place beneath."
Assumption is from "assumptio" which means "taking up."
This indicates that the word "assumption" is a more powerful, emotional, word. If I "assume" something, this means that I have "taken it up" and am in complete agreement with the postulate. Furthermore, I have done so without necessarily having explored, completely, all the facts that may or may not make the assumption true. An assumption is, therefore, another word for "unfounded belief." The very word "Assume" conveys this meaning and it has been adopted as such in the common vernacular.
Alternatively, the word "supposition" bears no such negative connotation, and by stating that your belief is a supposition, you are acknowledging that it may be partially formed, and that you are open to further suggestions regarding its value.
A supposition is something that is suggested to be true. An example sentence is: Reincarnation is a very convincing supposition.
A hypothesis.
The main effects of ethnocentrism in communication are (1) assumptions about the person you are communicating with because of their ethnic similarity or difference to the ethnocentric speaker and (2) assumptions about the values or talking-style of the other person by the ethnocentric speaker.
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What is the difference between realism and liberalism?
A supposition is a belief or idea based on limited evidence, while an assumption is a belief taken for granted without proof.
One is abstract and the other is concrete (not literally, of course).
assumption is objective and personal judgment is subjective
Empirical Distribution: based on measurements that are actually taken on a variable. Theoretical Distribution: not constructed on measurements but rather by making assumptions and representing these assumptions mathematically.
Assumptions are beliefs taken for granted as true, while constraints are limitations that restrict project activities. Assumptions guide planning, while constraints impact execution. Both are important in project management for successful completion.
The axioms are the initial assumptions. The theorems are derived, by logical reasoning, from the axioms - or from other, previously derived, theorems.
Logical supposition occurs when a term refers to something as it exists logically.
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A supposition is something that is suggested to be true. An example sentence is: Reincarnation is a very convincing supposition.
an uncertain belief
The most difference is on cost estimation. In PreFS, cost estimation is based on assumptions while cost estimation in FS is normally based on vendors' offers/proposals, at least for expensive price equipment/materials.