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    postulate

    postulate - Dictionary definition and meaning for word postulate

    Definition
    (noun) (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
    Synonyms : posit
    Definition
    (verb) maintain or assert
    Synonyms : contend
    Example Sentence
    • He contended that Communism had no future
    Definition
    (verb) take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
    Synonyms : posit
    Example Sentence
    • He posited three basic laws of nature
    Definition
    (verb) require as useful, just, or proper
    Synonyms : ask , call for , demand , involve , necessitate , need , require , take
    Example Sentence
    • 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
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for postulate

post-u-late: I agree that I posted it late but when you get my mail, my statement that "I did send it" will self evidently be true.

if I send you a POSTal mail you will definitely get it LATE..it is an axiom

Some exam questions ask us to "enlist the postulates of ABC theory" i.e. to enlist the truths of ABC theory.


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text: well i would postulate that she's
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