fundament vs assumption

assumption vs fundament

fundament and assumption both are nouns.

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

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

fundament: 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 fundament include supposal, supposition.

fundament (noun)	assumption (noun)
lowest support of a structure	the act of taking possession of or power over something
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on	the act of assuming or taking for granted
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained	audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
	a hypothesis that is taken for granted
	a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn

Difference between fundament and assumption

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