thesis

nouns

an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
thesis
is a type of (narrower)
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
"on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
assumption, premise, premiss
a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
dissertation, thesis