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Meaning of postulate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  postulate
      n 1: (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to
           provide a basis for logical reasoning [syn: {postulate},
           {posit}]
      v 1: maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no
           future" [syn: {contend}, {postulate}]
      2: take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited
         three basic laws of nature" [syn: {postulate}, {posit}]
      3: 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 postulate a
         patient's consent" [syn: {necessitate}, {ask}, {postulate},
         {need}, {require}, {take}, {involve}, {call for}, {demand}]
         [ant: {eliminate}, {obviate}, {rid of}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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