how to pronounce assumption

/əˈsʌmp.ʃən/

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assumption is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of assumption in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… think of it and the assumption that …”

meaning of assumption

Assumption is the act of taking for granted or supposing something to be true without proof.

assumption frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word assumption occurs in english on average 30.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics assumption can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that assumption can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

2) people, society, and culture;