(ǝ sǝm(p) shǝn): A fact or statement taken for granted (that it is true).

(hī pä thǝ sīz): To make an assumption or idea that is proposed for the sake of argument so that it can be tested to see if it might be true.

(mä dǝl): (noun): (1) Type or kind; (2) a system of postulates, data, and inferences presented as a mathematical description of an entity or state of affairs.

(verb): To make a simplified copy or representation of something to help aid understanding.

(sim yǝ lāt): To make an imitation (or copy or model) by one system or process of the way in which another system or process works.

(tran(t)s mi shən): The process of transferring from one person, animal, or place, to another.