postulate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Mediaeval Latin postulātum, past participle of postulāre (“‘to assume" later "to appoint or request ecclesiastical appointment’”), from Latin, postulō (“‘request’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK, noun) IPA: /ˈpɒs.tjʊ.lət/, SAMPA: /"pQs.tjU.l@t/
- (UK, verb) IPA: /ˈpɒs.tjʊ.leɪt/, SAMPA: /"pQs.tjU.leIt/
- (US, noun) IPA: /ˈpɑs.tʃə.lət /, /ˈpɑs.tjə.lət/, SAMPA: /"pAs.tS@.l@t/, /"pAs.tj@.l@t/
- (US, verb) IPA: /ˈpɑs.tʃə.leɪt /, /ˈpɑs.tjə.leɪt/, SAMPA: /"pAs.tS@.l@t/, /"pAs.tj@.leIt/
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- Hyphenation: pos‧tu‧late
[edit] Noun
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postulate (plural postulates)
- Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument.
- A fundamental element; a basic principle.
- (logic) An axiom.
- A requirement; a prerequisite.
[edit] Translations
something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted
fundamental element; basic principle
logic: an axiom
requirement, prerequisite
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[edit] Verb
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to postulate (third-person singular simple present postulates, present participle postulating, simple past and past participle postulated)
- To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.
- 1883, Benedictus de Spinoza, translated by R. H. M. Elwes, Ethics, Part 3, Prop. XXII,
- But this pleasure or pain is postulated to come to us accompanied by the idea of an external cause; […]
- 1911, Encyclopædia Britannica, "Infinite",
- [T]he attempt to arrive at a physical explanation of existence led the Ionian thinkers to postulate various primal elements or simply the infinite τὸ ἀπειρον.
- 1883, Benedictus de Spinoza, translated by R. H. M. Elwes, Ethics, Part 3, Prop. XXII,
- (ambitransitive) (Christianity, historical) To appoint or request one's appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
- 1874, John Small (ed.), The Poetical Works of Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld, Vol 1, p. xvi
- [A]lthough Douglas was postulated to it [the Abbacy of Arbroath], and signed letters and papers under this designation his nomination […] was never completed.
- 1874, John Small (ed.), The Poetical Works of Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld, Vol 1, p. xvi
- (ambitransitive) (obsolete) To request, demand or claim for oneself.
[edit] Translations
To assume as a premise
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
postulate
- Second-person plural present tense of postulare.
- Second-person plural imperative of postulare.
- Feminine plural of postulato.
