Look up: postulate

1. postulate
   [n] - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning 2. [v] - take as a given
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2. postulate
   Parliamentary procedural request asking the Federal Council to determine if a draft bill or decree must be presented or if other appropriate measures must be taken. Category: Law
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3. Postulate
   Pos'tu·late noun [ Latin postulatum a demand, request, propast participle p. of postulare to demand, probably a dim. of poscere to demand, probably for porcscere ; akin to German forschen to search, investigate, Sansk...
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4. Postulate
   Pos'tu·late adjective Postulated. [ Obsolete] Hudibras.
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5. Postulate
   Pos'tu·late transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Postulated ; present participle & verbal noun Postulating .] 1. To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate ...
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6. postulate
   1. Something demanded or asserted; especially, a position or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is considered as self-evident; a truth to which assent may be demanded or challenged, without argument or evidence. ... 2. <geometry> The enunciation of a self-evident problem, in disti...
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7. postulate
   posit noun (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
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8. postulate
   verb maintain or assert; `He contended that Communism had no future`
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9. postulate
   (pos´tu-lāt) a proposition that is assumed or taken for granted. postulate of causality the postulate that every phenomenon has a cause or causes, i.e., that events do not occur at random but in accordance with physical laws so that in principle causes can be found for each ...
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10. Postulate
    • (v. t.) To take without express consent; to assume. • (n.) The enunciation of a self-evident problem, in distinction from an axiom, which is the enunciation of a self-evident theorem. • (v. t.) To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate conclusions. • (v. t.) To invite e...
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11. postulate
    (from the article `axiom`) In Euclid`s Elements the first principles were listed in two categories, as postulates and as common notions. The former are principles of geometry ...
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12. postulate
    postulate: see axiom.
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13. Postulate
    (Lat. postulatum; Ger. Postulat) In Kant (1) An indemonstrable practical or moral hypothesis, such as the reality of God, freedom, or immortality, belief in which is necessary for the performance of our moral duty. (2) Any of three principles of the general category of modality, called by Kant 'post...
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14. Postulate
    See Mathematics.
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15. postulate
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pos′tyū-lāt Definitions: 1. A proposition that is taken as self evident or assumed without proof, as a basis for further analysis.
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