Postulate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

maintain or assert

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɔstʃʊlˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɒstʃʊlˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɒstʃʊlˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɔstʃʊlˌeɪt/.

Examples

He contended that Communism had no future
He posited three basic laws of nature
It takes nerve to do what she did

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

need call for take involve ask contend necessitate posit require demand

Antonyms

obviate

Parts of Speech

noun	(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
verb	maintain or assert “He contended that Communism had no future”
verb	take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom “He posited three basic laws of nature”
verb	require as useful, just, or proper “It takes nerve to do what she did”

Word Forms

postulate	verb	take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
posit	verb	take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
contention	noun	a point asserted as part of an argument
postulate	noun	(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
postulation	noun	(logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
postulator	noun	someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument
posit	noun	(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
position	noun	the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
necessity	noun	the condition of being essential or indispensable
need	noun	anything that is necessary but lacking
requirement	noun	required activity
demand	noun	required activity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Postulat

(Logik) eine Aussage, die als wahr akzeptiert wird, um eine Grundlage für logisches Denken zu schaffen

🇫🇷French

postulat

(logique) une proposition qui est acceptée comme vraie afin de fournir une base à un raisonnement logique

🇪🇸Spanish

postulado

(lógica) una proposición que se acepta como verdadera para proporcionar una base para el razonamiento lógico

🇮🇹Italian

postulato

(logica) una proposizione accettata come vera al fine di fornire una base per il ragionamento logico

🇳🇱Dutch

postulaat

(logica) een propositie die als waar wordt aanvaard om een basis te bieden voor logisch redeneren

🇵🇹Portuguese

postulado

(lógica) uma proposição que é aceita como verdadeira a fim de fornecer uma base para o raciocínio lógico

🇷🇺Russian

постулат

(логика) утверждение, которое принимается за истинное, чтобы обеспечить основу для логических рассуждений.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मांगना

(तर्क) एक प्रस्ताव जिसे तार्किक तर्क के लिए आधार प्रदान करने के लिए सत्य के रूप में स्वीकार किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমান করা

(যুক্তি) একটি প্রস্তাব যা যৌক্তিক যুক্তির ভিত্তি প্রদানের জন্য সত্য হিসাবে গৃহীত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்வைக்க

(தர்க்கம்) தர்க்கரீதியான பகுத்தறிவுக்கான அடிப்படையை வழங்குவதற்காக உண்மையாக ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்பட்ட ஒரு முன்மொழிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతిపాదించు

(లాజిక్) తార్కిక తార్కికానికి ఆధారాన్ని అందించడానికి నిజం అని అంగీకరించబడిన ప్రతిపాదన

🇮🇳Marathi

मांडणे

(तर्कशास्त्र) तार्किक तर्काला आधार देण्यासाठी सत्य म्हणून स्वीकारला जाणारा प्रस्ताव

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધારણા

(તર્ક) એક દરખાસ્ત કે જે તાર્કિક તર્ક માટે આધાર પૂરો પાડવા માટે સાચા તરીકે સ્વીકારવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸಿ

(ತರ್ಕ) ತಾರ್ಕಿಕ ತಾರ್ಕಿಕತೆಗೆ ಆಧಾರವನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸುವ ಸಲುವಾಗಿ ನಿಜವೆಂದು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുമാനിക്കുക

(ലോജിക്) ലോജിക്കൽ യുക്തിക്ക് അടിസ്ഥാനം നൽകുന്നതിന് ശരിയാണെന്ന് അംഗീകരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു നിർദ്ദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧਾਰਨਾ

(ਤਰਕ) ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵ ਜੋ ਤਰਕਸ਼ੀਲ ਤਰਕ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਅਧਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਸੱਚ ਵਜੋਂ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فرض کرنا

(منطق) ایک تجویز جسے منطقی استدلال کی بنیاد فراہم کرنے کے لیے درست تسلیم کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

假定

（逻辑）被认为是正确的命题，以便为逻辑推理提供基础

🇯🇵Japanese

公準

(論理) 論理的推論の基礎を提供するために真として受け入れられる命題

🇰🇷Korean

가정

(논리) 논리적 추론의 기초를 제공하기 위해 참으로 받아들여지는 명제

🇻🇳Vietnamese

định đề

(logic) một mệnh đề được chấp nhận là đúng để cung cấp cơ sở cho lý luận logic

🇹🇭Thai

สมมุติ

(ตรรกะ) ข้อเสนอที่ได้รับการยอมรับว่าเป็นจริงเพื่อเป็นพื้นฐานสำหรับการให้เหตุผลเชิงตรรกะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendalilkan

(Logika) suatu proposisi yang diterima sebagai kebenaran untuk memberikan dasar bagi penalaran logis

🇲🇾Malay

postulat

(logik) dalil yang diterima sebagai benar untuk menyediakan asas untuk penaakulan logik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسلمة

(منطق) افتراض مقبول على أنه صحيح من أجل توفير أساس للاستدلال المنطقي

🇮🇷Persian

فرض

(منطق) گزاره ای که به عنوان صحیح پذیرفته می شود تا مبنایی برای استدلال منطقی فراهم شود

🇹🇷Turkish

varsaymak

(mantık) mantıksal akıl yürütmeye temel sağlamak amacıyla doğru olarak kabul edilen bir önerme

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַנָחָה

(לוגיקה) הצעה שמתקבלת כנכונה על מנת לספק בסיס להיגיון הגיוני

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What is the primary definition of the word 'postulate'?

The primary meaning of 'postulate' is '(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning'.

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Using 'postulate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'postulate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'postulate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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