1. A foundational belief or proposition accepted as true at the beginning of an argument, analysis, or project without requiring proof
The starting assumption of the study was that all participants had basic literacy skills.
O pressuposto inicial do estudo era que todos os participantes tinham competências básicas de leitura.
2. An initial premise from which reasoning or investigation proceeds
We must question our starting assumptions before drawing conclusions.
Devemos questionar nossos pressupostos iniciais antes de tirar conclusões.