Supposition vs Possibility - What's the difference?
supposition | possibility |
Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture
The act or an instance of supposing
The quality of being possible.
A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
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, title= An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.
As nouns the difference between supposition and possibility
is that supposition is something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture while possibility is the quality of being possible.supposition
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* See alsopossibility
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(possibilities)The attack of the MOOCs, passage=Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.}}