postulate

One entry found for postulate.

Main Entry: ¹pos·tu·late
Pronunciation: 'päs-ch&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -lat·ed; -lat·ing
Etymology: Latin postulatus, past participle of postulare; akin to Latin poscere to ask, Old High German forscOn to search, Sanskrit prcchati he asks -- more at PRAY
1 : DEMAND, CLAIM
2 a : to assume or claim as true, existent, or necessary : depend upon or start from the postulate of b : to assume as a postulate or axiom (as in logic or mathematics)
- pos·tu·la·tion /"päs-ch&-'lA-sh&n/ noun
- pos·tu·la·tion·al /-shn&l, -sh&-n^&l/ adjective