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postulate::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | posit |
| Type of | proposition |
| Has types | premiss, premise, bayes' postulate, assumption |
postulate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | posit |
| Type of | presuppose, suppose |
| Has types | assert, insist |
| Derivation | postulation, postulator |
Examples of postulate
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Some experts postulate that this phase of sleep helps the young brain to mature.
From the dailyherald.com
I would postulate that the line between intuitive and psychic can be a thin one.
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I must postulate that few future leaders find one std dating sites to be enough.
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I must postulate that most buddies find one best free dating sites to be enough.
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Isotropy is guaranteed by the fourth postulate, that all right angles are equal.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Non-Euclidean geometry considers spaces where Euclid's parallel postulate fails.
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Fred Cohen experimented with computer viruses and confirmed Neumann's postulate.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is a postulate that one can have as a theory and experiment with personally.
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However, the authors progress from this common postulate in quite different ways.
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- (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
- Contend: maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"
- Take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"
- Necessitate: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not ...
- (postulation) (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
- (postulation) request: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
- Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument; A fundamental element; a basic principle; An axiom; A requirement; a prerequisite; To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an ...
- Postulates are formal assertions of truth presented as a basis of argument. More narrow than a presupposition, postulates can be implied or stated as a premise.
- (Postulation) (or Tribunal of the Postulation of the Cause of Beatification, or Canonization) - The ecclesiastical entity established by a bishop to effect the investigation of an individual whose fame of holiness merits proposing for Beatification or Canonization. ...
