| 释义 |
Verb: postulate 'póschu`leyt- Maintain or assert
- contend - Take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
- posit - Require as useful, just, or proper
"This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
- necessitate, ask, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
Noun: postulate 'póstyûlut- (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
- posit
Derived forms: postulates, postulating, postulated See also: postulation, postulator Type of: claim, presuppose, proposition, suppose Encyclopedia: Postulate |