Postulate

Word POSTULATE
Character 9
Hyphenation pos tu late
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Definitions and meanings of "Postulate"

What do we mean by postulate?

To assume or assert the truth, reality, or necessity of, especially as a basis of an argument. transitive verb

To propose as a hypothesis or explanation. transitive verb

To assume as a premise or axiom; take for granted. transitive verb

To make claim for; demand. transitive verb

Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. noun

A fundamental element; a basic principle. noun

An axiom. noun

A requirement; a prerequisite. noun

Postulated; assumed.

To invite; solicit; require by entreaty. See def. 3.

To assume without proof; lay down as something which has to be assumed, although it cannot be proved; take for granted.

In ecclesiastical law, to ask legitimate ecclesiastical authority to admit (a nominee) by dispensation, when a canonical impediment is supposed to exist. Lee, Glossary.

To make postulates or demands; urge a suit.

A petition; a suit; solicitation. noun

A proposition proposed for acceptance without proof; something taken for granted; an assumption. noun

A self-evident practical proposition, to the effect that something is possible: opposed to an axiom, as a self-evident proposition that something is impossible. noun

A condition for the accomplishment of anything. noun

Something demanded or asserted; especially, a position or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is considered as self-evident; a truth to which assent may be demanded or challenged, without argument or evidence. noun

The enunciation of a self-evident problem, in distinction from an axiom, which is the enunciation of a self-evident theorem. noun

Postulated. adjective

Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption.

A fundamental element; a basic principle.

An axiom.

A requirement; a prerequisite.

A scientific word meaning to "pull from one's ass." In the below sentence, this means that one or more scientists pulled that fact out of their asses. Whether or not they pulled your mom from one or more of their asses is left open to question. She may still be in there. Urban Dictionary

The act of theorizing some incredulous idea, specifically one that is being spoken to other members of the conversation that are sitting in another room (hearing the same theory from whatever television show is on). Urban Dictionary

To postulate means, but is not limited to, the following: -An Orgasm -Masturbating -Jizzying -Cumming -Basically anything sexual that has to do with the excretion of juices. Urban Dictionary

There is a fundamental connection between technology, physical reality and nature. And the parallels between technology and nature are astounding. Urban Dictionary

A postulate that can be used to conclude anything without any counter-arguments to object it. It defies Newton's Laws, objects Chuck Norris, and is Bruce Lee's secret weapon. Urban Dictionary

A posh way to dismiss an idea one finds stupid or worthless. Urban Dictionary

As the wingnuttiness of a crowd increases, the likelihood that they will be unintentionally homoerotic increases exponentially. Urban Dictionary

Referring to the famous Ronald Reagan philosophy: "Drunk cigs don't count." Urban Dictionary

When forced to choose between either a male or female to have with on a stranded island, it is best to choose a female because you can eat a female without killing her. Urban Dictionary

The Will Ferrell Postulate. There is a tight correlation between the number of times someone has seen a Will Ferrel movie and whether they like said movie. For example, a person who has seen Anchorman once, will most likely say they think it is the worst movie ever made. However, someone who has watched Anchorman more than once will likely say it was hilarious. You can prove this postulate to yourself with a simple experiment: find a friend who is a "Saw it once, Hate it."-type regarding a Will Ferrell movie, and ask them to watch it with you. You will witness them laughing at many points throughout the film. At the end of the film, do not ask them if they liked it, because at this point there is a period of confusion stemming from the fact that your friend knew very well that he or she hated the movie before watching it a second time, but this time he or she actually enjoyed it. It is a strange occurrence that your friend needs time to process mentally. Weeks later, do not ask your friend if he or she liked the movie directly, as people do not like to go back on their previous decisions and beliefs. Instead, address the issue by randomly quoting your friend's new favorite Will Ferrell movie. Not surprisingly, your friend will chuckle, and perhaps even follow up with another quote, thus revealing their fondness of the once hated Will Ferrell movie. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Postulate

The word "postulate" in example sentences

The global warming postulate is based almost entirely on models, and today's models are deliberately biased to support global warming. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One of the ways you postulate is to examine available evidence and available processes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But it must be taken into consideration that the above postulate is itself a product of Western race-egotism, urged by our belief in our own righteousness and fostered by a faith in ourselves which may be as erroneous as are most fond race fancies. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I think your postulate is often true for me, but that show might be my exception. ❋ Mrissa (2010)

It is fair to postulate from the comparison that romantic fantasies for both men and women often involve someone "ordinary" of the intended audience's own sex having a romance with someone "extraordinary" of the opposite sex. ❋ Unknown (2007)

If what you postulate is true, then both the lawyer and DeLay are too incompetent to enter into a courtroom to begin with. ❋ Unknown (2005)

We recognized the first main postulate of what was to become the binding change mechanism for ATP synthesis, namely that energy input was not used primarily to form the ATP molecule, but to promote the release of an already formed and tightly bound ATP. ❋ Unknown (1998)

I still have a long way to go, but I believe that an understanding of how people make choices; under what conditions the rationality postulate is a useful tool; and how individuals make choices under conditions of uncertainty and ambiguity are fundamental questions that we must address in order to make further progress in the social sciences. ❋ Unknown (1994)

The word postulate is borrowed from the science of mathematics [50]. ❋ Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1803)

And besides, it’s not really a world-destroying environmental danger of the kind we writers postulate, is it? ❋ Unknown (2007)

Add the third postulate, which is political but almost certainly undeniable: 3. Conservatives stereotype as intolerant, while liberals stereotype as tolerant. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

Finally, there are two ways God's existence is known as a postulate: first, through the ontological argument, where the transcendental attributes found in creatures function as vestiges providing the mind the notions it uses in the argument for the one God's existence; and second, as an article of faith. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A key problem in resolving the KB postulate, which is at heart a standard empirical question, is that it is not possible to run historical "control" experiments on society to see whether energy use is higher or lower than if there had been no efficiency gains. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The nice fact is that the resulting theory is capable, on the basis of a unique dynamics which is assumed to govern all natural processes, to account at the same time for all well-established facts about microscopic systems as described by the standard theory as well as for the so-called postulate of wave packet reduction (WPR). ❋ Ghirardi, Giancarlo (2007)

But if it is true and is provable without the parallels postulate, that is a matter of metaphysical necessity. ❋ LaPorte, Joseph (2006)

Through the centuries, the mathematicians who attempted to prove the parallel postulate as a theorem came close to discovering strange and exciting new kinds of space, but each of them was hampered by a simple belief: that the postulate was a true and necessary property of space. ❋ Leonard Mlodinow (2001)

[Scientists] postulate that your mom has been [fucked over] two [billion] times in human history. ❋ Mecha Godzilla (2007)

Person 1:What he say! Person 2: [Dr. House] said "When did you come across this new information?"(in reference to one doctor saying that Foreman was black unlike the white patient with the same disease) Person 1: Because [Foreman's] African the disease will spread different than in the white guy I bet. Person 2: That's what they just said! Person 1: Well, that's what I was [postulizing] would happen. ❋ The Wadd (2010)

[Wow dude] I just postulated so hard. I Postulated so hard last night. Oh this [picture] will really [help me] with Postulation. ❋ LowfatCriminal (2011)

Smolka's Postulate reveals that cars have systems that match that of animals; ie: gas tank - stomach, [catalytic converter] - liver, [carburetor] - lungs and so on. A computer hard drive needs to [defrag] every so often, like a mind needs to dream(believing that doing so consolidates information in the brain). ❋ Stephan Smolka (2009)

"If I have 5 [apples] and [eat] 2 apples, how much apples do I have?" "You have 9 apples" "No...[how do] you get 9 apples?" "Zoeb's Postulate" ❋ Demolition5 (2012)

Jim: Yo Bill can I [borrow] [5 bucks]? Bill: HA! [The mere postulation]! ❋ The Insult Man (2021)

You: Hey, why are all those anti-tax nutjobs talking about [teabagging]? I didn't know that they like getting their balls sucked. Me: They don't, they just happened to choose a gay [sex act] as the name of their [movement]. You: Oh, I guess that's just the Hindrocket Postulate at work. ❋ Earl2 (2009)

This [cigarette] doesn't [count] [due] to the Reagan Postulate. ❋ Isolated Kitten (2022)

Ay yo, I'm about to be stranded [on an island], can you help choose some one to bring with so I can [cannibalize] them at some point. Well acccording to the [postulate of the sexes] you should choose a female so you can eat her without killing her. ❋ Tar Baby People (2010)

You can use [the Will Ferrell Postulate] to amaze your friends with a mind-reading trick. Ask your friend if he or she likes a certain [Will Ferrell] movie. If they say, "Yes," [confidently] tell them that they have seen that movie more than once. If they say, "No," confidently tell them that they have seen that movie only once. ❋ TheSciNerd1 (2012)

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