givens
What we accept
Givens are the facts, conditions, or assumptions accepted as true at the start of reasoning.
In math and logic, givens are the premises from which you work: Given that x equals 5...
More broadly, givens are baseline realities you don't question: In this industry, long hours are a given.
The singular a given emphasizes something so obvious or established it requires no argument.
Property with buildings
- axiomsAccepted starting principles
- postulatesAssumed starting principles
- presuppositionsImplicit prior beliefs
- stipulationsSpecified requirements or conditions
preconditions · starting points · baseline · foundations · parameters · constraints · conditions · facts
Predetermined course of events
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- inevitabilityQuality of being unavoidable
- predeterminationDecision made in advance
- causalityCause-effect connection
necessity · preordained · fatalism · predestination · foreordination · providence · kismet · doom
Hereditary family identifier
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- genealogyStudy of family descent
kinship · clan · bloodline · parentage · forebears · descendants · dynasty · patronymic
Science of hereditary transmission
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- traitsDistinguishing personal features
- genesUnits of heredity
- DNAHereditary code molecule
chromosomes · genotype · phenotype · alleles · dominant · recessive · mutation · biology
Individual identity, personhood
- individualityUnique personal character
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
personality · self-concept · uniqueness · defining traits · who you are · makeup · constitution · disposition
premises
Property with buildings
- axiomsAccepted starting principles
- postulatesAssumed starting principles
- presuppositionsImplicit prior beliefs
stipulations · preconditions · starting points · baseline · foundations · parameters · constraints · conditions · facts · truths
fate
Predetermined course of events
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- inevitabilityQuality of being unavoidable
- predeterminationDecision made in advance
causality · necessity · preordained · fatalism · predestination · foreordination · providence · kismet · doom · divine will
surname
Hereditary family identifier
genealogy · kinship · clan · bloodline · parentage · forebears · descendants · dynasty · patronymic · matronymic
genetics
Science of hereditary transmission
DNA · chromosomes · genotype · phenotype · alleles · dominant · recessive · mutation · biology · ancestry
selfhood
Individual identity, personhood
- individualityUnique personal character
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- characterNature, symbol, or role
authenticity · personality · self-concept · uniqueness · defining traits · who you are · makeup · constitution · disposition · temperament
- logic termsif, then, valid, premises, and
- requirementsrequirement, requirements, prerequisite, requisite, requisites
- thoughtsthought, idea, thoughts, ideas, thinking
- initial conditionsstarting point, baseline, origin, default state, ground state
givensconclusions
Judgments reached through reasoning
inferences · deductions · derivations · results · findings
givensunknowns
Undetermined quantities
variables · uncertainties · negotiables · questions · contingencies
- give upStop attempting something
- give inCease resistance, concede
- give birthProduce offspring from womb
- give awayProvide at no cost
- don't give upEncouragement to continue despite difficulty
- given upCeased attempting something
give, given, forgive, giver, forgiven, misgive, forgiver, ungiven