predeterminations

noun

plural of predetermination
as in assumptions

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  1. assumptions
  2. theories
  3. presumptions
  4. hypotheses
  5. speculations
  6. biases
  7. conjectures
Noun
  • This moment captures a tension that Said faced in battling assumptions that deep political engagement somehow foreclosed the possibility of other interests.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Teams can test assumptions, gather feedback and decide whether an idea deserves another iteration or should be left behind.
    — Stephen Clark, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of assumptions
Noun
  • Once Robinson was arrested for Charlie’s murder, the theories only multiplied.
    — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Refusing to believe that the ancestors of Native Americans could have built such monumental structures, writers floated bizarre theories as to who had.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of theories
Noun
  • These were all reasonable presumptions at that time but would also require years of data to evaluate.
    — David N. Hackney, STAT, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Mungiu refuses to supply easy answers or simple paths to identification in this compelling provocation, which poses unresolvable questions to viewers about our biases and presumptions.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of presumptions
Noun
  • Earlier studies have pointed to different hypotheses about the formation of the lunar magnetic field.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Observation generates hypotheses; hypotheses lead to anatomical investigation; anatomy stimulates physiological questions; physiology eventually produces clinical trials.
    — Subramaniam C. Krishnan, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of hypotheses
Noun
  • The account reportedly had one follower which was Tatum, further fueling speculations.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Such speculations reflect the richness of possibilities that the new work opens up.
    — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of speculations
Noun
  • Without the financial incentive markets provide, social pressure and community biases play more of a role in influencing opinion.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Others have questioned whether a new law paving the way for more prosecutions would disproportionately impact people of color due to existing biases in the criminal justice system.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of biases
Noun
  • There have been a lot of conjectures, but little in the way of actual proof of what took place.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 May 2026
  • As part of the effort to prove these conjectures, Grothendieck proposed his notion of a scheme.
    — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026
Definition of conjectures
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