basic assumption
[ˈbeɪ.sɪk əˈsʌm.ʃən]
nounpl: basic assumptions
pressuposição básica
1. A fundamental belief or supposition that is accepted as true without proof, serving as the foundation for reasoning or decision-making
The basic assumption of the experiment was that temperature affects reaction rate.
A pressuposição básica do experimento era que a temperatura afeta a taxa de reação.
2. An underlying premise or starting point from which an argument, theory, or plan proceeds
We need to question the basic assumptions behind this business strategy.
Precisamos questionar as pressuposições básicas por trás dessa estratégia de negócios.
Related Idioms & Phrases
call into question the basic assumptions
challenge the basic assumptions
rest on basic assumptions
make no basic assumptions
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