ipse dixit

noun

Definition of ipse dixitnext
as in given

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  1. given
  2. premise
  3. presumption
  4. dictum
  5. postulate
  6. doctrine
  7. hypothetical
  8. assumption
Noun
  • There were some givens (the Detroit Tigers’ dealing Tarik Skubal), some surprises (the Baltimore Orioles’ moving on from Adley Rutschman) and plenty of hugs given along the way.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Schedule flexibility, reliable childcare, predictable transportation—these are treated as givens in how jobs are designed.
    — Caroline Fairchild, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of given
Noun
  • The interior of Backyard appeared charred beyond recognition on Monday as investigators swarmed the premises.
    — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Black Mandala has built an international profile as a sales outfit devoted to horror and genre fare, and Red Owl extends that remit to independent titles with distinctive premises.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of premise
Noun
  • The real drag on the system right now is the absence of the presumption of regularity judges are being faced with.
    — John E. Jones III, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Impact The initial phase of contract talks still would have union and county representatives seeking to hammer out a mutually beneficial deal, with a presumption that both sides would negotiate in good faith.
    — Times staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of presumption
Noun
  • That dictum applies beyond the theater.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 June 2026
  • Safe and familiar as that trajectory might be in a post-#GirlBoss rom-com, Goldstein and Joe Kelly’s script adds a little spice into the mix by questioning the dictums of today’s office culture.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
Definition of dictum
Noun
  • The second axiom of quantum mechanics is called the measurement postulate.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Not really Dagmar Bruss, professor and Head of the Quantum Information Theory group at HHU, and her doctoral researcher, Pedro Barrios Hita, conducted a new analysis of the postulates used in the 2021 paper and found one to be too restrictive.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026
Definition of postulate
Noun
  • At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth felt her baby leap in her womb, which signified that John had become sanctified and cleansed of original sin, as if by baptism, according to Catholic doctrine.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Police tactics are changing too Historically, France’s crowd control doctrine was all about keeping protesters at a distance.
    — Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of doctrine
Noun
  • The anti-immigrant movement reduces kids to constitutional hypotheticals and demographic statistics.
    — Hannah Harshe, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
  • When asked about why voters should choose him over Vance, who is seen as the GOP’s likeliest presidential candidate, Kennedy did not wade into hypotheticals.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of hypothetical
Noun
  • The result depends on the assumption that nuclear reaction rates and neutron decay follow the same scaling as the expansion rate.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • However, the conversation has also attracted a wave of caution from health professionals, warning against drawing medical conclusions from skin-deep assumptions.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of assumption
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