supuesto1

¹ = assumption, construct, presumption, presupposition [pre-supposition].

Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex. Often they use rather fancy words, such as 'theoretical models' or 'constructs' or 'paradigms' to describe what are, very frequently, no more than hypothetical ideas or categorisations which have little empirical evidence to back them up.

Ex. Some of these presumptions have served only to perpetuate misconceptions of collection.

Ex. Computers hold pre-defined and fixed presuppositions, whilst those of humans are unpredictable.

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* ¡por supuesto que no! = God forbid.

* por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.

* ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid.

* supuesto práctico = case.