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    postulation
    /ˌpɒstjʊˈleɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. a suggestion or assumption of the existence, fact, or truth of something as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief: "discrepancies between empirical findings and theoretical postulations"
    • 2. (in ecclesiastical law) a nomination or election of someone to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority.

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  2. Learn the meaning of postulate as a verb and a noun, with examples of usage and pronunciation. Find out how to say postulate in different languages, such as Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese.

  3. Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word postulate, which can be a verb or a noun. A postulate is a claim or assumption that is used as a basis for reasoning or argument.

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  5. Postulation is the act of proposing or assuming something as true or possible, especially in a scientific or theoretical context. See how to use postulation in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

  6. something taken as self-evident or assumed without proof as a basis for reasoning. Synonyms: conjecture, assumption, axiom, theory, hypothesis. Mathematics, Logic. a proposition that requires no proof, being self-evident, or that is for a specific purpose assumed true, and that is used in the proof of other propositions; axiom.

  7. Postulation is a noun that means something assumed without proof or a hypothesis proposed as an explanation. It is also a verb that means to assume or assert something as a basis of an argument. See synonyms, translations and usage examples.

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