Assumption vs Rudiment - What's the difference?
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The act of assuming]], or taking to or upon one's self; the act of [[take up, taking up or adopting.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
* {{quote-journal, year=1976, author=, title=The Journal of Aesthetic Education, Volume 10
, passage=No doubt a finite evaluative argument must make some unargued evaluative assumptions, just as finite factual arguments must make some unargued factual assumptions.}}
(logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
The taking of a person up into heaven.
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven.
(rhetoric) Assumptio.
A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning (often in the plural).
* Shakespeare
Something in an undeveloped form (often in the plural).
* Milton
* I. Taylor
(biology) A body part that no longer has a function
(music) In percussion, one of a selection of basic drum patterns learned as an exercise.
Assumption is a related term of rudiment.
As nouns the difference between assumption and rudiment
is that assumption is the act of assuming]], or taking to or upon one's self; the act of [[take up|taking up or adopting while rudiment is a fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning (often in the plural).assumption
English
(Webster 1913)Noun
(en noun)- His assumption of secretarial duties was timely.
- Their assumption of his guilt disqualified them from jury duty.
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(wikipedia rudiment)Noun
(en noun)- We learn the rudiments of thermodynamics next week.
- This boy is forest-born, / And hath been tutored in the rudiments / Of many desperate studies.
- I have the rudiments of an escape plan.
- But I will bring thee where thou soon shalt quit / Those rudiments , and see before thine eyes / The monarchies of the earth.
- The single leaf is the rudiment of beauty in landscape.