postulate
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1. (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | proposition, |
| definition | : | (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | bayes' postulate, |
| definition | : | (statistics) the difficulty of applying Bayes' theorem is that the probabilities of the different causes are seldom known, in which case it may be postulated that they are all equal (sometimes known as postulating the equidistribution of ignorance) (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | assumption, premise, premiss, |
| definition | : | a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | logic, |
| definition | : | the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference (noun.cognition) |
2. take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | presuppose, suppose, |
| definition | : | take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | assert, insist, |
| definition | : | assert to be true (verb.cognition) |
3. maintain or assert (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | claim, |
| definition | : | assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing (verb.communication) |
4. require as useful, just, or proper (verb.stative)
| hyponym | : | claim, exact, take, |
| definition | : | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | govern, |
| definition | : | require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | draw, |
| definition | : | require a specified depth for floating (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | cost, |
| definition | : | require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | compel, |
| definition | : | necessitate or exact (verb.stative) |
| verb group | : | claim, exact, take, |
| definition | : | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs (verb.communication) |
5. (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | posit, postulate, |
| definition | : | take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom (verb.cognition) |
6. take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | position, |
| definition | : | the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | postulation, predication, |
| definition | : | (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | posit, postulate, |
| definition | : | (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | postulator, |
| definition | : | someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument (noun.person) |
7. maintain or assert (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | contention, |
| definition | : | a point asserted as part of an argument (noun.communication) |
8. require as useful, just, or proper (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | need, want, |
| definition | : | anything that is necessary but lacking (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | demand, need, |
| definition | : | a condition requiring relief (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | necessity, |
| definition | : | the condition of being essential or indispensable (noun.state) |
9. (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | posit, postulate, |
| definition | : | take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom (verb.cognition) |
10. take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | position, |
| definition | : | the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | postulation, predication, |
| definition | : | (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | posit, postulate, |
| definition | : | (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | postulator, |
| definition | : | someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument (noun.person) |
11. maintain or assert (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | contention, |
| definition | : | a point asserted as part of an argument (noun.communication) |
12. require as useful, just, or proper (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | need, want, |
| definition | : | anything that is necessary but lacking (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | demand, need, |
| definition | : | a condition requiring relief (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | necessity, |
| definition | : | the condition of being essential or indispensable (noun.state) |
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