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verb
- 1. suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief: "his theory postulated a rotatory movement for hurricanes"
- 2. (in ecclesiastical law) nominate or elect (someone) to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority: "the chapter was then allowed to postulate the bishop of Bath"
noun
- 1. a thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief: formal "perhaps the postulate of Babylonian influence on Greek astronomy is incorrect"
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POSTULATE definition: 1. to suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or…. Learn more.
POSTULATE meaning: 1. to suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or…. Learn more.
The meaning of POSTULATE is demand, claim. How to use postulate in a sentence. Did you know?
A postulate is an idea that is suggested as or assumed to be the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation.
postulate. vb ( tr; may take a clause as object) 1. to assume to be true or existent; take for granted. 2. to ask, demand, or claim. 3. to nominate (a person) to a post or office subject to approval by a higher authority. n. 4. something taken as self-evident or assumed as the basis of an argument. 5. a necessary condition or prerequisite.
an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else. (rhetoric) an assumption or underlying belief that connects evidence to a claim. (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false.
noun. something taken as self-evident or assumed without proof as a basis for reasoning. Synonyms: conjecture, assumption, axiom, theory, hypothesis. Mathematics, Logic. a proposition that requires no proof, being self-evident, or that is for a specific purpose assumed true, and that is used in the proof of other propositions; axiom.
postulate something | postulate that… to suggest or accept that something is true so that it can be used as the basis for a theory, etc. synonym posit. They postulated a 500-year lifespan for a plastic container.
Postulate definition: To assume or assert the truth, reality, or necessity of, especially as a basis of an argument.
POSTULATE meaning: to suggest (something, such as an idea or theory) especially in order to start a discussion.
