An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.
The antecedent of a conditional statement.
Constituting the substance of content rather than its style, and thus always nontrivial.
Of or pertaining to a substantive.
actually and legally held, as distinct from an acting, temporary or honorary rank or appointment
Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
of the essence or essential element of a thing.
applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.
Depending on itself; independent.
of a dye that does not need the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed
to make a word belonging to another part of speech into a substantive (that is, a noun) or use it as a noun
Part of a text that carries the meaning, such as words and their ordering.