premiss

English Thesaurus

1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	posit, postulate,
definition	:	(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	major premise, major premiss,
definition	:	the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption,
definition	:	the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	thesis,
definition	:	an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	condition, precondition, stipulation,
definition	:	an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	scenario,
definition	:	a postulated sequence of possible events (noun.communication)

2. take something as preexisting and given (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	presuppose, suppose,
definition	:	take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand (verb.cognition)

3. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn (noun.communication)

derivation	:	assume, presume, take for granted,
definition	:	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	premise, premiss,
definition	:	take something as preexisting and given (verb.cognition)

4. take something as preexisting and given (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	assumption, premise, premiss,
definition	:	a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn (noun.communication)

5. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn (noun.communication)

derivation	:	assume, presume, take for granted,
definition	:	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	premise, premiss,
definition	:	take something as preexisting and given (verb.cognition)

6. take something as preexisting and given (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	assumption, premise, premiss,
definition	:	a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn (noun.communication)