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untested assumptions

[ʌnˈtɛstɪd əˈsʌmpʃənz]
noun phrase
pressupostos não testados
1. beliefs or ideas accepted as true without verification, proof, or experimental validation
The project failed because it was built on untested assumptions about market demand.
O projeto fracassou porque foi construído sobre pressupostos não testados sobre a demanda do mercado.
2. hypotheses or premises that have not undergone rigorous examination or empirical testing
We need to challenge the untested assumptions underlying this business strategy.
Precisamos questionar os pressupostos não testados que fundamentam esta estratégia empresarial.
Synonyms
unproven assumptionsunverified assumptionsunfounded assumptionsunvalidated assumptionsuntried assumptions
Antonyms
tested assumptionsverified assumptionsproven assumptionsvalidated assumptionsevidence-based assumptions

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
pressupostos não testados
standard usage in business and academic contexts
São Paulo
pressupostos não validados
alternative term common in corporate environments
Portugal
pressupostos não comprovados
preferred in academic and formal contexts
Rio de Janeiro
suposições não testadas
more colloquial variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

to go in blind
to build on sand
to assume makes an ass of u and me
to put the cart before the horse
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