assumption
Example Sentences
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The government said posters in consultation rooms would improve patient safety by prompting doctors to "revisit patient records, challenge initial assumptions and remain alert to warning signs that might otherwise be missed".
From BBC
It relies on assumptions about exactly how ice flows which, like any method, comes with uncertainties.
From BBC
Although topology may sound abstract, past theories still depended on the assumption that particles have well-defined motion.
From Science Daily
Even participants classified as low risk experienced measurable benefits, which directly challenges the assumption that statins only help people already at high risk of heart disease.
From Science Daily
To revisit this assumption, the research team focused on a critical but less explored phase of cosmic history called post-inflationary reheating.
From Science Daily
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