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- : a hypothesis advanced as an essential presupposition, condition, or premise of a train of reasoning see koch's postulates
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1. : demand, claim. 2. a. : to assume or claim as true, existent, or necessary : depend upon or start from the postulate of. b. : to assume as a postulate or axiom (as in logic or mathematics) postulation. ˌpäs-chə-ˈlā-shən.
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to suggest or accept that a theory or idea is true as a starting point for reasoning or discussion:
: a statement that is accepted as being true and that is used as the basis of a theory, argument, etc. Einstein's theory of relativity was deduced from two postulates. POSTULATE meaning: to suggest (something, such as an idea or theory) especially in order to start a discussion.
to suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or developed: [ + that ] It was the Greek astronomer, Ptolemy, who postulated that the earth was at the centre of the universe. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Suggestions & proposals.
A postulate is some assumption which you consider true simply for the sake of argument. It may not be true. A hypothesis is a proposed answer to some question or some general truth claim. Usually this refers to a truth claim made for empirical reasons such as to explain some set of observed facts.
A postulate (also sometimes called an axiom) is a statement everyone agrees to be correct. This is useful for creating proofs in mathematics and science. Along with definitions, postulates are often the basic truth of a much larger theory or law. [ 1]
May 28, 2023 · 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. (Science: geometry) The enunciation of a self -evident problem, in distinction from an axiom, which is the ...
