Definitions from Wiktionary (postulate)
▸ noun: Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption.
▸ noun: A fundamental element; a basic principle.
▸ noun: (logic) An axiom.
▸ noun: A requirement; a prerequisite.
▸ verb: To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.
▸ verb: (ambitransitive, Christianity, historical) To appoint or request one's appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
▸ verb: (ambitransitive, obsolete) To request, demand or claim for oneself.
▸ adjective: Postulated.
▸ Also see postulate
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▸ noun: Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption.
▸ noun: A fundamental element; a basic principle.
▸ noun: (logic) An axiom.
▸ noun: A requirement; a prerequisite.
▸ verb: To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.
▸ verb: (ambitransitive, Christianity, historical) To appoint or request one's appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
▸ verb: (ambitransitive, obsolete) To request, demand or claim for oneself.
▸ adjective: Postulated.
▸ Also see postulate
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Adjectives:
basic,
fundamental,
certain,
theoretical,
following,
general,
conversational,
main,
moral,
ethical,
further
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