foundation vs assumption

assumption vs foundation

foundation and assumption both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foundation	Yes	No	No	No
assumption	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, assumption is a hypernym of foundation; that is, assumption is a word with a broader meaning than foundation:

foundation: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
assumption: a hypothesis that is taken for granted

Other hypernyms of foundation include supposal, supposition.

foundation (noun)	assumption (noun)
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new	the act of taking possession of or power over something
lowest support of a structure	the act of assuming or taking for granted
a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body	audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained	a hypothesis that is taken for granted
education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge	a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
an institution supported by an endowment
the basis on which something is grounded

Difference between foundation and assumption

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