P — Presser to Presuppose (Part 6 of 6)

Presuppose
(Pre`sup*pose") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Presupposed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Presupposing.] [Pref. pre- + suppose: cf. F. présupposer.] To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.

Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand.