| Postulate (postulate) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Pos"tu*late |
| [L.
postulatum a demand, request, prop. p. p. of postulare
to demand, prob. a dim. of poscere to demand, prob. for
porcscere; akin to G. forschen to search, investigate,
Skr. prach to ask, and L. precari |
Something
demanded or asserted; especially, a position or supposition assumed
without proof, or one which is considered as self-evident; a truth to
which assent may be demanded or challenged, without argument or
evidence.
The enunciation of a self-
evident problem, in distinction from an axiom, which is the
enunciation of a self-evident theorem.
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| Postulate (postulate) |
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| a. | |
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| Pos"tu*late |
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| Postulate (postulate) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Pos"tu*late |
| [imp. ***
p. p. Postulated (?)] p. pr. *** vb.
n. Postulating.] |
To beg, or
assume without proof] as, to postulate conclusions.
To take without express consent; to
assume.
To invite earnestly; to solicit.
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