presumption
has definitions from the fields of law,psychology,logic
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[ noun ] an assumption that is taken for granted
Synonyms Used in print (Allan J. Braff and Roger F. Miller, "Wage-Price...)The presumption in the literature would appear to be that the basic wage rate would be unchanged in this case , on the grounds that it is `` clearly '' not in the interest of the industry to raise wages gratuitously . From this presumption it is an easy step to the conclusion that any observed increases in the basic wage rate must be_due to union behavior different and more aggressive than assumed in our model . It is this conclusion that we challenge ; we do so by disproving the presumption on which it is based . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming
Examples "his presumption was intolerable" Related terms |
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[ noun ] audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
Synonyms Examples "he despised them for their presumptuousness" Related terms |
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