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Definition of Assumptions
1. assumption [n] - See also: assumption
Literary usage of Assumptions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Projective Geometry by Oswald Veblen, John Wesley Young (1918)
"I applies is very large, and the set of assumptions used is therefore far from
categorical. The main purpose of geometry is, of course, to serve as a theory ..."
2. An Introductory Logic by James Edwin Creighton (1909)
"The Assumptions of Induction. —It is part of the task of Logic to make us ...
But, in addition to these special assumptions which are taken as the basis of ..."
3. Lectures on Fundamental Concepts of Algebra and Geometry by John Wesley Young (1911)
"The question now arises, are the fundamental assumptions which we made during
the last lecture logically self-consistent, or could we arrive at ..."
4. Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2005 Update by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, International Energy Agency (2005)
"Table 3.6 - Gas pnce assumptions provided by respondents Most gas prices ...
The IEA gas price assumptions for North America, Europe and Japan given in ..."
5. Economics: An Introduction for the General Reader by Henry Clay (1918)
"The assumptions seem to be four in number. The Adequacy of Self-interest. — The
first is that individuals in their economic relations can be relied on to ..."
6. Energy Policies of IEA Countries by IEA Staff, International Energy Agency, Agence internationale de l'énergie, Agencia Internacional de la Energía, SourceOECD (Online service) (2004)
"FORECAST Assumptions Assumptions used in the long-term forecast included in the
... Table Assumptions Used in Energy and Emissions Projections Parameter ..."
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