Meanings
nounpostulation (countable and uncountable, plural postulations)
plural postulations
- countableuncountableThe act of postulating or something postulated.
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesSomething self-evident that can be assumed as the basis of an argument.
- countableobsoleteuncountableThe act of claiming for oneself; solicitation.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
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Broader
nouna formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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