Meaning postulate
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postulatemaintain or assert In fact, when Einstein formulated his cosmological vision, based on his theory of gravitation, he postulated that the universe was finite. — Scientific American (Jul 26, 2011)
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postulate1580s, "a request, demand," from Latin postulatum "demand, request," properly "that which is requested," noun use of neuter past participle of postulare (see postulate (v [..]
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postulate1530s, "nominate to a church office," from Medieval Latin postulatus, past participle of postulare "to ask, demand; claim; require," probably formed from past participle of Latin p [..]
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postulate(n) (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning(v) maintain or assert(v) take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom(v) require as useful, just [..]
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postulatean axiom
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