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postulates

[v. pos-chuh-leyt; n. 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.

Mathematics, Logic. to assume as a postulate.

noun

something taken as self-evident or assumed without proof as a basis for reasoning.

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.

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Postulates is always a great word to know.

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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Origin:
1525–35; < Latin postulātum petition, thing requested, noun use of neuter of past participle of postulāre to request, demand, akin to pōscere to request

Related forms

pos·tu·la·tion, noun

pos·tu·la·tion·al, adjective

re·pos·tu·late, verb (used with object), re·pos·tu·lat·ed, re·pos·tu·lat·ing.

re·pos·tu·late, noun

re·pos·tu·la·tion, noun

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un·pos·tu·lat·ed, adjective

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Synonyms
3. hypothecate, presuppose, conjecture. 5. hypothesis, theory; axiom; assumption, conjecture.

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