No. 11,134 in Catalan
suposant
"Supposing" or "assuming."
In a sentence
Suposant que arribaràs aviat, prepararem el sopar a les vuit.
Assuming that you will arrive soon, we will prepare dinner at eight.
Here, 'suposant' introduces a supposition regarding someone's arrival time.
El problema es resol fàcilment suposant que totes les variables són positives.
The problem is easily solved assuming that all variables are positive.
'Suposant' is used to set a hypothetical condition for the resolution of the problem.
Suposant el millor dels casos, encara necessitarem esforç.
Assuming the best case scenario, we will still need effort.
In this instance, 'suposant' is part of an introductory phrase to consider a specific scenario.
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