想定
そうてい
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation
Common word
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
Example sentences
想定の範囲外だ。
I never imagined anything like this.
想定外を想定せよ。
Expect the unexpected.
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The project is progressing as expected.
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He assumed that the man was hiding something from him.
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This word conjures up a new way of life.
More examples (5)
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What he said bears out my assumption.
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Select the graft point after imagining how the branches will extend and fruit grow.
私はこのポストのもっとも想定できうる候補者では決してなかった。
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office.
キートンはおそらく鳥や動物たちはこれらの磁力線について知っているのだろうと想定した。
Keeton supposed that perhaps bird and animals know about these lines.
それで、過去の知識が、その知識に関するだいたい適切と思われる想定と混ざり合って、五感によって提供される情報を増大させるために利用されるのである。
And so, knowledge from the past, mixed up with assumptions about that knowledge, which may be more or less appropriate, is used to augment information provided by the senses.