想定|そうていsoutei[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbhypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
   枝えだが伸のび、実じつが成なることを想定そうていして接はぐ場所ばしょを選えらびましょう。↗

   Select the graft point after imagining how the branches will extend and fruit grow.

• Synonym仮定かていNeutralAssumes a condition as a basis for reasoning, as in 「仮定の話」; 「想定」 is about picturing in advance situations that might arise.
• Synonym仮想かそうNeutralVirtual or imaginary, as in 「仮想空間」「仮想敵」; 「想定」 sets conditions or situations that need not be fictional.
• Related憶測おくそくNeutralSpeculation with no solid basis, often with a negative nuance; 「想定」 is deliberate, planned scenario-setting.
• Related推測すいそくNeutralGuessing from clues or evidence; 「想定」 sets up premises or scenarios in advance rather than inferring.
• Related推定すいていNeutralConcluding from circumstances, also a legal term as in 「推定無罪」; 「想定」 is scenario-setting for preparation.
• Related推量すいりょうWrittenA written/formal term for surmising, also a grammar term; 「想定」 is conscious scenario-setting.
• Related予測よそくNeutralPredicting the future, as in 「天気予測」; 「想定」 assumes a situation in order to prepare for it.
• Related推察すいさつWrittenFormal prose: guessing at another person's feelings or circumstances; 「想定」 is setting up a scenario in advance.
• Related推論すいろんWrittenFormal prose: logical inference or reasoning from facts; 「想定」 is picturing the premises or conditions themselves.
• Related仮説かせつWrittenFormal prose: a hypothesis put forward to explain a phenomenon; 「想定」 is a practical, working assumption.
• Related忖度そんたくWrittenFormal prose: reading someone's mind, nowadays often to curry favor with superiors; quite different from 「想定」.
• Related前提ぜんていNeutralThe prerequisite something depends on; 「想定」 is the envisioned situation itself.
• Related見当けんとうNeutralA rough estimate or a clue, as in 「見当がつかない」; 「想定」 is deliberate scenario-setting.
• Related目算もくさんNeutralEstimating by eye or mentally reckoning things up; 「想定」 is more systematic.
• Related察しさっしNeutralSensing or taking a hint, as in 「察しがいい」; 「想定」 is setting up a scenario beforehand.
• Related想像そうぞうNeutralImagination, free to run wild; 「想定」 fixes a specific condition or situation in place.
• Related想察そうさつWrittenRare, formal prose: surmising another's feelings or situation; 「察する」 or 「推し量る」 is what people normally say.
• Related臆度おくたくWrittenRare, formal prose: baseless guessing; 「憶測」 is the everyday word.
• Related揣摩しまWrittenRare, formal prose: surmising or second-guessing; 「推測」 is the everyday word.
• Related推考すいこうWrittenRare, formal prose: thinking things through by conjecture; 「推測」 is the everyday word.
• Related推算すいさんWrittenFormal prose: calculating an estimate from data; 「想定」 is setting up a scenario.
• Antonym現実げんじつNeutralAntonym: what actually happens, as opposed to what 「想定」 envisions.
• Antonym実際じっさいNeutralAntonym: how things actually are, often contrasted as 「想定と実際」.

Use 「想定」 for setting a condition or situation in advance, as in 「想定外」. For a premise assumed for argument pick 「仮定」, for predicting the future 「予測」, for guessing from clues 「推測」, for baseless speculation 「憶測」, for free imagination 「想像」. The rarer formal terms 「推量」「想察」「推察」「忖度」「臆度」「揣摩」「推考」 concern surmising minds or situations, not scenario-setting; 「推定」「推論」「仮説」「推算」 are inference or estimation; 「前提」「見当」「目算」「察し」 cover prerequisites, rough estimates and reading others; 「現実」 and 「実際」 are the reality 「想定」 contrasts with.

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1. ある条件じょうけんや状況じょうきょうを仮かりに定さだめること。