The phrase "assumes several" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the various possibilities or conditions that are taken for granted in a particular context or argument.
Example: "The theory assumes several factors that contribute to the observed phenomenon."
Alternatives: "takes into account multiple" or "presumes various".
Of course, all such analysis assumes several things.
Of course, this assumes several issues which will have to be clarified if the proposal becomes law.
Shiva is a supreme god, and in Hindu theology he assumes several different forms; the sensuous contortions of dancing Shivas make them popular among Western collectors.
fingerlakeswanderer praised Lidia Yuknavitch's The Small Backs of Children, which she says has gone straight to the top three or four of the novels she's read this year: She assumes several narrative voices in the telling of her tale.
On Monday, the Nublu Orchestra assumes several different incarnations, each conducted by Butch Morris; on Tuesday, the breakout quartet Brazilian Girls shares stage time with the electro-jazz group Kudu; on Wednesday, the saxophonist and Nublu founder Ilhan Ersahin leads Wax Poetic, with vocals by Marla Turner.
Vanessa Lemonides skillfully assumes several roles, and is luminous as Audrey Felt, Mark's wife.
10 P.M. (CBS) A K A ROCKEFELLER Christian Gerhartsreiter has assumed several identities in his lifetime, but most people know him as Clark Rockefeller, a con man who claimed to be a member of that famous family.
If the presence of Tim Tebow, who will probably assume several roles in the Jets' offense despite being characterized repeatedly as their backup quarterback, affects their thinking at all, Tannenbaum would not say, instead calling his versatility "a subtle tiebreaker".
Whatever the case, it seems reasonable to assume several things were true on that hot morning in July: the groundskeeper who shared the name Walker with Mary Walker Randolph was at the very least the grandson of slaves who had been owned by her grandparents.
Assuming several populations, the proposed estimators are compared with the direct estimator via an empirical study.
In addition, we assumed several different lineup sizes (2, 3, or 6).
