postulational

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

postulation +‎ -al

Adjective[edit]

postulational (not comparable)

  1. (usually physics) Derived from axioms or first principles.
    • 2015, Y. Mishin, “Thermodynamic theory of equilibrium fluctuations”, in arXiv[1]:
      The postulational basis of classical thermodynamics has been expanded to incorporate equilibrium fluctuations.