postulate
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postulate englanniksi
Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption.
A fundamental element; a basic principle.
An axiom.
A requirement; a prerequisite.
To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.
1883, de Spinoza|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; (..)
{{quote-text|en|year=1911|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|title=Infinite
To appoint or request one's appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
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(RQ:Butler Hudibras)
(inflection of)
(feminine plural of)
(es-verb form of)