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assumptions

An assumption is a proposition that is taken for granted, that is, as if it were known to be true.

Assumption may also refer to:

In logic, more specifically in the context of natural deduction systems, an assumption is made in the expectation that it will be discharged in due course via a separate argument.
Assumption reinsurance, a form of reinsurance whereby the reinsurer is substituted for the ceding insurer and becomes directly liable for policy claims
In real property law, an assumption is the mortgage transfer from the seller to the buyer
In business planning and business plans, an assumption is an assertion about some characteristic of the future that underlies the current operations or plans of an organization
Assumption (Poker), a fictional type of Poker game variation, using Tarot cards instead of traditional playing cards. It appears as a primary plot point in the novel "Last Call" by Tim Powers. Fans of the author often play Assumption when at conventions or writing workshops

Concepts:

Entering heaven alive
- Assumption of Mary, a religious account of the taking up of Mary into heaven
- Assumption of Moses, a Jewish apocryphal pseudepigraphical work of uncertain date and authorship
Responsibility assumption, a doctrine in the spirituality and personal growth fields holding that each individual has substantial or total responsibility for the events and circumstances that befall them in their life

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assumptions in German: Assumption

assumptions in French: Assomption (homonymie)

assumptions in Polish: Assumption (ujednoznacznienie)

assumptions in Finnish: Oletus