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postulate
[ verb pos-chuh-leyt; noun pos-chuh-lit, -leyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to ask, demand, or claim.
- to claim or assume the existence or truth of, especially as a basis for reasoning or arguing.
- to assume without proof, or as self-evident; take for granted.
Synonyms: , ,
- Mathematics, Logic. to assume as a postulate.
noun
- something taken as self-evident or assumed without proof as a basis for reasoning.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- 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.
- a fundamental principle.
- a necessary condition; prerequisite.
postulate
verb
- to assume to be true or existent; take for granted
- to ask, demand, or claim
- to nominate (a person) to a post or office subject to approval by a higher authority
noun
- something taken as self-evident or assumed as the basis of an argument
- a necessary condition or prerequisite
- a fundamental principle
- logic maths an unproved and indemonstrable statement that should be taken for granted: used as an initial premise or underlying hypothesis in a process of reasoning
postulate
/ ŏ′ə-ĭ /
- See axiom
postulate
- A statement accepted as true for the purposes of argument or scientific investigation; also, a basic principle. ( See axiom .)
Derived Forms
- ˌDzٳˈپDz, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- Dzt·tDz noun
- Dzt·tDz·al adjective
- ·Dzt·ٱ verb (used with object) repostulated repostulating
- ·Dzt·ٱ noun
- pDz·ٳ·tDz noun
- ܲ·Dzt·e adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of postulate1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of postulate1
Example Sentences
Second, Louis Pasteur advanced the germ theory of disease, which postulated that microbes can cause illness.
Researchers postulate that repeated exposure of this sort allowed the virus to push into the cells — a brute force entry more than a lock-picking.
The physicists postulate that the color-charged black holes could have affected the balance of fusing nuclei, in a way that astronomers might someday detect with future measurements.
It has since been postulated that so-called cognitive reserve might account for this differential protective effect in individuals.
The research is anchored in a theory postulating that emotions are generated when human cognition evaluates events from various perspectives.
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