| apriority(theory, guesstimate, premise) |
| beginning(noun, base, source, foundation, root) |
| belief(theory, guesstimate, premise) |
| codification(theory, guesstimate, premise) |
| condition(theory, guesstimate, premise) |
| crux of the matter(expression, idiom, details, essentials, fundamentals) |
| details(essentials, fundamentals) |
| educated guess(expression, theory, guesstimate, premise) |
| essentials(details, fundamentals) |
| formularization(theory, guesstimate, premise) |
| foundation(noun, base, beginning, source, root) |
| general truth(expression, theory, guesstimate, premise) |
| generalization(theory, guesstimate, premise) |
| golden rule(expression, theory, guesstimate, premise) |
| guess(theory, guesstimate, premise) |
| guesstimate(theory, premise) |
| guesswork(theory, guesstimate, premise) |
| hard facts(noun, expression, certainty, theory, guesstimate) |
| hypothesis(theory, guesstimate, premise) |
| imaginings(theory, guesstimate, premise) |