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postulate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈpäsCHəˌlāt/,
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postulated, past participle; postulates, 3rd person singular present; postulating, present participle; postulated, past tense;
  1. Suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief
    • - his theory postulated a rotatory movement for hurricanes
    • - he postulated that the environmentalists might have a case
  2. (in ecclesiastical law) Nominate or elect (someone) to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority

Noun
  1. A thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief
    • - perhaps the postulate of Babylonian influence on Greek astronomy is incorrect
  2. An assumption used as a basis for mathematical reasoning

  1. (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
  2. contend: maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"
  3. take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"
  4. necessitate: 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 ...
  5. (postulation) (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
  6. (postulation) request: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
  7. Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument; 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 ...
  8. Postulates are formal assertions of truth presented as a basis of argument. More narrow than a presupposition, postulates can be implied or stated as a premise.
  9. (Postulation) (or Tribunal of the Postulation of the Cause of Beatification, or Canonization) - The ecclesiastical entity established by a bishop to effect the investigation of an individual whose fame of holiness merits proposing for Beatification or Canonization. ...
  10. a conclusion, decision or resolution made by the individual himself to resolve a problem or to set a pattern for the future or to nullify a pattern of the past. For example, a person says, “I like Model T Fords. I am never going to drive another car. ...
  11. An underlying assumption accepted as true, a priori, but acknowledged as indemonstrable because of the limitations of human knowledge or the human mind.
  12. A postulate is a theoretical assumption or hypothesis; to postulate is to hypothesise.
  13. a 'transcendent' 'idea' that we must regard as true, even in the absence of 'theoretical' proof, because it is 'practically' necessary to justify living a moral life. Kant's moral argument postulates God's existence, but does not claim to prove it.
  14. A statement, also known as an axiom, which is taken to be true without proof. Postulates are the basic structure from which lemmas and theorems are derived. The whole of Euclidean geometry, for example, is based on five postulates known as Euclid's postulates.
  15. A term sometimes used in accounting to describe an accounting rule or an accounting practice.
  16. A basic assumption that is accepted without proof
  17. A consideration, decision or idea. In Engram running a postulate will be found in the basic incident. It tends to explain the whole Chain. "I am going to die!", "I'll never get out of here!", "This makes me sick!", "My arm is numb!", "I have lost the fight!", etc., etc. ...
  18. statements assumed to be true
  19. To suppose, figure or believe.