仮定 (かてい, katei) Japanese meaning: assumption | Kotomora

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仮定する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

General use for assuming something for the sake of argument or reasoning. Often used in logical, mathematical, or everyday contexts.

仮か説せつN1sense 1
仮説 is a formal scientific hypothesis meant to be tested, while 仮定 is a broader assumption made for the sake of argument or reasoning.
想そう定ていN1sense 1
想定 is an assumption made for planning or preparing for a possible situation, while 仮定 is a more abstract logical or hypothetical premise.
前ぜん提ていN1sense 1
前提 is a premise that an argument is built on, while 仮定 is the act of supposing something to be true without necessarily asserting it.
仮か設せつ
仮定 is the everyday word for an assumption, while 仮設 is used only in technical logic or mathematics for temporarily positing a premise.

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仮か想そう
仮定 is a logical assumption or premise used in reasoning, while 仮想 refers to a broader hypothetical scenario or virtual model, as in 仮想現実.
推すい定ていN2
仮定 is a hypothetical assumption made for the sake of argument, whereas 推定 is an inference drawn from actual available information.
とする
仮定する explicitly means to assume or hypothesize, making the assumption sense clearer than the more flexible とする.

事じ実じつN3sense 1
事実 is something known to be actually true, whereas 仮定 is only a supposed or hypothetical premise.

過か程ていN2
過程 (かてい) means 'process' and is unrelated in meaning to 仮定 (かてい) 'assumption', despite sharing the same pronunciation.
家か庭ていN5
家庭 (かてい) means 'home/family' and is a different word entirely from 仮定 (かてい) 'assumption', though they sound identical.
課か程ていN2
課程 refers to a course of study, whereas 仮定 means a hypothesis or assumption; they share only the sound かてい.

From 仮 (temporary, provisional) + 定 (determine, fix). The combination conveys the idea of provisionally fixing something as a premise.