postulate

This is not a dictionary! - Search for "postulate" in The Danish Dictionary

• June 29. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  postulate — noun — english

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

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  postulate — verb — english

  maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  postulate — verb — english

  take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  postulate — verb — english

  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"