Sentence:  Thus in the three dice example * * f , * * f , and the independence <WSD>assumption</WSD> implies that the probability that the three dice fall ace , not ace , ace in that order is ( 1 6 ) ( 5 6 ) ( 1 6 ) . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn