A suposição
Example: A suposição dele sobre o resultado estava completamente errada.
Definition
"A suposição" refers to an assumption or a belief taken for granted without proof. It is the act of supposing something to be true based on incomplete evidence, as in the example phrase where someone's assumption about the outcome was completely wrong.
Etymology
The term "a suposição" comes from the Latin word 'suppositio,' meaning 'placing under' or 'substitution.' Over time, it evolved in Portuguese to mean a hypothesis or assumption made to explain or predict something, often without full certainty.
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the assumption