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Presupposition (linguistic)

What must already be true for a sentence to make sense — "when you notice the improvement" presupposes improvement exists — making presuppositions the deepest-buried layer of language influence.

The Meta Model excavates limiting presuppositions; the Milton Model installs useful ones. Also distinct from NLP's "presuppositions" — the field's operating beliefs.

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ShriViral Manek, Institute of NLP India · reviewed 30 Sept 2026