Assumption

In logic an assumption is a proposition that is taken for granted, as if it were true based upon presupposition without preponderance of the facts. An assumption that is considered to be self-evident or otherwise fundamental is called an axiom.

In religion, an assumption is the bodily translation of an individual person, either living or dead, from earth to heaven.

• Assumption of Mary, a religious account of the taking up of Mary into heaven
• Assumption of Moses, a Jewish apocryphal pseudepigraphical work of uncertain date and authorship

Assumption may also refer to:

• In logic, more specifically in the context of natural deduction systems, an assumption is a proposition that may be used to prove further propositions, in the expectation that the assumption will be discharged in due course by proving it via a separate argument.
• Mathematical modelling can be used to map the outcome of different assumptions on the system being modelled.
• Assumption reinsurance, a form of reinsurance whereby the reinsurer is substituted for the ceding insurer and becomes directly liable for policy claims
• In real property law, an assumption is the mortgage transfer from the seller to the buyer
• In business planning and business plans, an assumption is an assertion about some characteristic of the future that underlies the current operations or plans of an organization
• Assumption (Poker), a fictional type of poker variation, using Tarot cards. It appears in the novel Last Call by Tim Powers.

Concepts:

• Responsibility assumption, a doctrine in the spirituality and personal growth fields holding that each individual has substantial or total responsibility for the events and circumstances that befall them in their life

Locations:

• Assumption, Alberta, Canada
• Assumption, Illinois, USA
• Assumption, Ohio, USA
• Assumption Cathedral (disambiguation)
• Assumption Island, Seychelles
• Assumption Parish, Louisiana, USA
• L'Assomption River, Quebec, Canada

Schools:

• Assumption Antipolo, Philippines
• Assumption Junior Senior High School, Cold Lake, Alberta
• Assumption High School (Indiana)
• Assumption High School (Davenport, Iowa)
• Assumption High School (Louisville, Kentucky)
• Assumption High School (Louisiana), Napoleonville, Louisiana
• Assumption Iloilo, Iloilo City, Philippines
• Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts
• Assumption Preparatory School, Worcester, Massachusetts
• Assumption Secondary School, Burlington, Ontario
• Assumption College Catholic High School, Windsor, Ontario
• Assumption College School, Windsor, Ontario
• Assumption College, Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
• Assumption College, Bangkok, Thailand and its other 13 Brothers of Christian Instruction of St Gabriel schools in Thailand
• Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand
• Assumption High School (Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin)
• Assumption Grammar School, (Ballynahinch, County Down, Northern Ireland)

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