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An assumption is a proposition that is taken for granted, in other words, that is treated for the sake of a given discussion as if it were known to be true.

• In logic, more specifically in the context of natural deduction systems, an assumption is made in the expectation that it will be discharged in due course via a separate argument.

Assumption may also refer to:

• Assumption (Poker), a fictional type of Poker game variation, using Tarot cards instead of traditional playing cards. It appears as a primary plot point in the novel "Last Call" by Tim Powers. Fans of the author often play Assumption when at conventions or writing workshops
• 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

Concepts:

• 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
• 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
• Assumption reinsurance, a form of reinsurance whereby the reinsurer is substituted for the ceding insurer and becomes directly liable for policy claims
• A common turn of phrase in the English language is "One should not assume; it makes an ass out of you and me." This is a clever observation of the spelling of the word assume; ass [you] me.

This word also means to assume about something. Locations:

• Assumption College, a Catholic college in Worcester, Massachusetts
• Assumption College School, a Catholic high school located in Windsor, Ontario
• Assumption, Illinois, located in Christian County, Illinois
• Assumption Island, an island belonging to the Aldabra Group of islands in the Seychelles
• Assumption Parish, a parish located in the state of Louisiana
• L'Assomption River, in the province of Quebec, Canada
• Assumption University, a Catholic international university in Bangkok, Thailand
• Assumption Catholic Secondary School, a Catholic high school located in Burlington, Ontario

• Assumption Cathedral

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