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How to pronounce postulation in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms predication
Type of declaration
Derivation postulate
Type Words
Synonyms petition, request
Type of substance, subject matter, message, content
Has types appeal, solicitation, ingathering, application, collection, demand

Examples of postulation

postulation
This may be true, there are no studies to confirm or refute this postulation.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
In the first case, a theory means a postulation about what ought to be.
From the en.wikipedia.org
From Einstein's simple postulation was born a flurry of debating, theorizing and testing.
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These observations led to the postulation of a rotating bar structure in the center of the Galaxy.
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The postulation of a non-physical mind would seem superfluous.
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The listener is swamped by a wave of postulation, speculation and assumed facts-none readily decipherable.
From the denverpost.com
And one of the central tenets of my entire postulation.
From the guardian.co.uk
The postulation of the existence of the top quark won two Japanese scientists the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics.
From the dailyherald.com
In accommodation of that provisional postulation, the otherwise fictitious centrifugal and Coriolis forces are introduced.
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More examples
  • (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
  • Request: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
  • (postulate) (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
  • (postulate) contend: maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"
  • (postulate) take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"
  • (postulate) 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 ...
  • (postulate) 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 ...
  • (postulate) a conclusion, decision or resolution made by the individual himself; to conclude, decide or resolve a problem or to set a pattern for the future or to nullify a pattern of the past.
  • (POSTULATE) A consideration, decision or idea. In Engram running a postulate will be found in the basic incident. It tends to explain the whole Chain. "I am going to die!", "I'll never get out of here!", "This makes me sick!", etc., etc. would be examples of such postulates in Engrams. ...