Definitions for postulate
ˈpɒs tʃəˌleɪt; -lɪt, -ˌleɪtpos·tu·late

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. postulate, positverb

   (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

2. contend, postulateverb

   maintain or assert

   "He contended that Communism had no future"

3. postulate, positverb

   take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom

   "He posited three basic laws of nature"

4. necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demandverb

   require as useful, just, or proper

   "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. postulatenoun

   Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument.

2. postulatenoun

   A fundamental element; a basic principle.

3. postulatenoun

   An axiom.

4. postulatenoun

   A requirement; a prerequisite.

5. postulateverb

   To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.

6. postulateverb

   To appoint or request one's appointment to an ecclesiastical office.

7. postulateverb

   To request, demand or claim for oneself.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Postulatenoun

   Position supposed or assumed without proof.

   Etymology: postulatum, Lat.

   This we shall induce not from postulates and intreated maxims, but from undeniable principles. Brown.

   Some have cast all their learning into the method of mathematicians, under theorems, problems and postulates. Isaac Watts.

2. To POSTULATEverb

   To beg or assume without proof.

   Etymology: postulo, Lat. postuler, Fr.

   They most powerfully magnify God, who, not from postulated and precarious inferences, entreat a courteous assent, but from experiments and undeniable effects. Brown.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. postulate

   An axiom, postulate, or assumption is a statement that is taken to be true, to serve as a premise or starting point for further reasoning and arguments. The word comes from the Ancient Greek word ἀξίωμα (axíōma), meaning 'that which is thought worthy or fit' or 'that which commends itself as evident'.The precise definition varies across fields of study. In classic philosophy, an axiom is a statement that is so evident or well-established, that it is accepted without controversy or question. In modern logic, an axiom is a premise or starting point for reasoning.In mathematics, an axiom may be a "logical axiom" or a "non-logical axioms". Logical axioms are taken to be true within the system of logic they define and are often shown in symbolic form (e.g., (A and B) implies A), while non-logical axioms (e.g., a + b = b + a) are substantive assertions about the elements of the domain of a specific mathematical theory, such as arithmetic. Non-logical axioms may also be called "postulates" or "assumptions". In most cases, a non-logical axiom is simply a formal logical expression used in deduction to build a mathematical theory, and might or might not be self-evident in nature (e.g., the parallel postulate in Euclidean geometry). To axiomatize a system of knowledge is to show that its claims can be derived from a small, well-understood set of sentences (the axioms), and there are typically many ways to axiomatize a given mathematical domain. Any axiom is a statement that serves as a starting point from which other statements are logically derived. Whether it is meaningful (and, if so, what it means) for an axiom to be "true" is a subject of debate in the philosophy of mathematics.

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1. postulate

   A postulate is a statement or proposition that is accepted as true without proof or argument. It is used as a fundamental basis or starting point for further reasoning and arguments in fields such as mathematics or philosophy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Postulatenoun

   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. Postulatenoun

   the enunciation of a self-evident problem, in distinction from an axiom, which is the enunciation of a self-evident theorem

3. Postulateadjective

   postulated

4. Postulateverb

   to beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate conclusions

5. Postulateverb

   to take without express consent; to assume

6. Postulateverb

   to invite earnestly; to solicit

7. Etymology: [L. postulatum a demand, request, prop. p. p. of postulare to demand, prob. a dim. of poscere to demand, prob. for porcscere; akin to G. forschen to search, investigate, Skr. prach to ask, and L. precari to pray: cf. F. postulat. See Pray.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Postulate

   pos′tū-lāt, v.t. to assume without proof: to take for granted or without positive consent: (eccles.) to ask legitimate authority to admit a nominee by dispensation, when a canonical impediment is supposed to exist.—v.i. to make demands.—n. a position assumed as self-evident: (geom.) a self-evident problem: a petition: a condition for the accomplishment of anything.—ns. Pos′tulant, a candidate; Postulā′tion, the act of postulating: solicitation.—adjs. Pos′tulātory, supplicatory: assuming or assumed without proof as a postulate; Pos′tural. [L. postulāre, -ātum, to demand—poscĕre, to ask urgently.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of postulate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of postulate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of postulate in a Sentence

1. Elie Wiesel:

   There is divine beauty in learning, just as there is human beauty in tolerance. To learn means to accept the postulate that life did not begin at my birth. Others have been here before me, and I walk in their footsteps. The books I have read were composed by generations of fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, teachers and disciples. I am the sum total of their experiences, their quests. And so are you.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=postulate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Postulate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=postulate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postulate
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postulate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=postulate