Confidence votes 20.3K. There are two basic types of submarine screws. (Screw is the proper term here as propeller is applied to small craft.) One of the screws is built for silence, and the other is built for speed. Screws built for speed typically have fewer blades and the blades are wider to grab more water as the screw spins in the water.
Economic Definition of assumption. Defined. Term assumption Definition: An initial condition or statement that sets the stage for an analysis by abstracting from the real world. Assumptions are important to economic theories and economic analysis. Some assumptions are used to simplify a complex analysis into more easily manageable parts.
These assumptions in economic theory relate to social, political and economic institutions. All economic theories have been developed on the assumption of a capitalist economy in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned and used for personal gain.