| 单词 | postulate |
| 释义 | postulate —postulation, n. —postulational, adj. v. /pos"cheuh layt'/; n. /pos"cheuh lit, -layt'/, v. , postulated, postulating, n. v.t. 1. to ask, demand, or claim. 2. to claim or assume the existence or truth of, esp. as a basis for reasoning or arguing. 3. to assume without proof, or as self-evident; take for granted. 4. Math. , Logic. to assume as a postulate. n. 5. something taken as self-evident or assumed without proof as a basis for reasoning. 6. Math. , Logic. a proposition that requires no proof, being self-evident, or that is for a specific purpose assumed true, and that is used in the proof of other propositions; axiom. 7. a fundamental principle. 8. a necessary condition; prerequisite. [1525-35; < L postulatum petition, thing requested, n. use of neut. of ptp. of postulare to request, demand, akin to poscere to request] Syn. 3. hypothecate, presuppose, conjecture. 5. hypothesis, theory; axiom; assumption, conjecture. |
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