presupposition

About 1.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An assumption made beforehand; a preliminary conjecture or speculation.
2. noun The act of presupposing.
3. noun An assumption or belief implicit in an utterance or other use of language.

Similar words

presumption given precondition supposition assumption premise foreguess presurmise presupposal presupposer

Often followed by

of that is for and in which to or