postulate
noun/ˈpɒstʃələt/
/ˈpɑːstʃələt/
(formal)- a statement that is accepted as true, that forms the basis of a theory, etc.
- Work done in the laboratory showed that his postulates were probably correct.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin postulat- ‘asked’, from the verb postulare.Definitions on the go
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