A suposição
Example: A suposição dele estava errada sobre o horário da reunião.
Definition
"A suposição" is a philosophical concept referring to an assumption or a premise taken for granted without proof. It involves accepting an idea or statement as true in order to build arguments or reasoning, such as in the example: 'His assumption about the meeting time was wrong.'
Etymology
The word "a suposição" comes from the Latin word 'suppositio,' meaning 'placing under' or 'supposition.' It entered Portuguese through Old French, carrying the sense of an assumed idea or hypothesis. Did you know that in philosophy, 'supposition' plays a crucial role in forming theories and arguments?
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the assumption