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noun

postulate

(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

In a sentence

Six example sentences with postulate, each labelled with its topic.

  • Every result in the paper rests on one unproven postulate about the behavior of light in empty space.

    Science

  • The model begins from a postulate that shoppers always prefer more to less, and every later equation depends on it.

    Economics

  • Descartes begins from a postulate he refuses to defend, that his own thinking proves he exists at all.

    Philosophy

  • The model rests on the postulate that markets price in all public information, and the fund's strategy assumes it holds.

    Finance

  • The theory begins from a postulate that every behavior serves a need, and the therapist treats it as given.

    Psychology

  • A proof assistant refuses to accept a postulate silently; every unproven claim must be declared before the checker will proceed.

    Technology

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