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- pronunciation:
- pas
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leIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
postulates, postulating, postulated |
| definition 1: |
to assert as something true, esp. as a basis for reasoning.
If we postulate that early humans had this knowledge, then it seems likely that they would have developed tools to take advantage of it.[verb + (that) + clause
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- synonyms:
- hypothesize, theorize
- similar words:
- conjecture, guess, posit, speculate, suppose, surmise, venture
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| definition 2: |
to assume as a basic premise; treat as a given.
- synonyms:
- assume, predicate, presume, suppose, take
- similar words:
- believe, conjecture, gather, guess, infer, posit, premise, surmise
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| definition 3: |
to put forth a claim or request for; demand.
- synonyms:
- claim, demand
- similar words:
- ask, petition, plead, request, solicit, urge
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| related words: |
assert, assume, call, pose |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
something that is accepted without proof as the basis of a rational argument.
- synonyms:
- axiom, fundamental, hypothesis, presumption
- similar words:
- assumption, premise, proposition, theory, truism
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| definition 2: |
a primary or fundamental principle.
- synonyms:
- axiom, basis, fundamental, truth
- similar words:
- foundation, premise, principle, theory
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| definition 3: |
in mathematics and logic, a proposition that is assumed to be true and is used to prove other propositions; axiom.
One of the basic postulates of geometry is that, through any two points, one and only one line can be drawn.- synonyms:
- axiom
- similar words:
- proposition, theorem
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| definition 4: |
a requirement; prerequisite.
- synonyms:
- condition, prerequisite, requirement
- similar words:
- desideratum, essential, imperative, necessity, need, provision
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| related words: |
concept, guess, hypothesis, law, presumption |
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| derivations: |
postulational (adj.), postulation (n.) |
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