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The definition of postulate
7 Definitions of: postulate
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- verb, to assume to be true or existent; take for granted
- verb, to ask, demand, or claim
- verb, 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
- noun, a necessary condition or prerequisite
- noun, a fundamental principle
- noun, 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
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| Synonyms: | Formal assume, presuppose, suppose, advance, propose, put forward, predicate, theorize, posit, hypothesize |
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