Gadit

postulate

Definitions (2)
1nounA statement accepted as true without proof, used as a starting point for thinking or reasoning.
In geometry, the teacher began with a simple postulate about parallel lines.
The whole argument rests on the postulate that people act in their own interest.
If that basic postulate is wrong, the theory falls apart.
2verb(formal) To suggest or assume that something exists or is true as part of an explanation.
Scientists postulate that water once flowed on Mars.
The theory postulates a hidden cause behind the pattern.
She postulated that memory and emotion were closely linked.
Word Origin
Language
Latin
Original word
postulātus
Originally meant
asked for, claimed, or assumed
Background
It comes from the Latin verb postulāre, meaning to ask for, demand, or claim. In English, it first had the sense of demanding or claiming, and later became a word for an assumed starting point in logic, mathematics, and science.
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