Postulation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument

a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɔstʃʊlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɒstʃʊlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɒstʃʊlˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /pˈɔstʃʊlˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

request predication petition

Word Forms

postulate	verb	take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
predicate	verb	involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
request	verb	ask (a person) to do something
petitionary	adjective	of the nature of or expressing a petition
petition	verb	write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Forderung

(Logik) eine Erklärung von etwas Selbstverständlichem; etwas, das als Argumentationsgrundlage angenommen werden kann

🇪🇸Spanish

postulación

(lógica) una declaración de algo evidente por sí mismo; algo que puede asumirse como base para el argumento

🇮🇹Italian

postulazione

(logica) una dichiarazione di qualcosa di evidente; qualcosa che può essere assunto come base per la discussione

🇳🇱Dutch

postulatie

(logica) een verklaring van iets vanzelfsprekends; iets dat kan worden aangenomen als basis voor een argument

🇵🇹Portuguese

postulação

(lógica) uma declaração de algo evidente; algo que pode ser assumido como base para o argumento

🇷🇺Russian

постулирование

(логика) заявление чего-то само собой разумеющегося; нечто, что можно принять за основу для спора

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अभिधारणा

(तर्क) किसी स्वतः स्पष्ट बात की घोषणा; कुछ ऐसा जिसे तर्क का आधार माना जा सके

🇧🇩Bengali

পোস্টুলেশন

(যুক্তি) স্ব-স্পষ্ট কিছু ঘোষণা; এমন কিছু যা যুক্তির ভিত্তি হিসাবে ধরে নেওয়া যেতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

அனுமானம்

(தர்க்கம்) சுய-தெளிவாக ஏதாவது ஒரு அறிவிப்பு; வாதத்திற்கு அடிப்படையாக கருதக்கூடிய ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

పోస్ట్యులేషన్

(తర్కం) స్వీయ-స్పష్టమైన ఏదో ఒక ప్రకటన; వాదనకు ప్రాతిపదికగా భావించవచ్చు

🇮🇳Marathi

पोस्टुलेशन

(तर्कशास्त्र) काहीतरी स्वयंस्पष्ट असल्याची घोषणा; युक्तिवादाचा आधार म्हणून गृहीत धरले जाऊ शकते असे काहीतरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

પોસ્ટ્યુલેશન

(તર્ક) સ્વ-સ્પષ્ટ કંઈકની ઘોષણા; કંઈક કે જે દલીલ માટે આધાર તરીકે ધારી શકાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಲುವು

(ತರ್ಕ) ಸ್ವಯಂ-ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾದ ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಘೋಷಣೆ; ವಾದಕ್ಕೆ ಆಧಾರವೆಂದು ಭಾವಿಸಬಹುದಾದ ವಿಷಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പോസ്റ്റുലേഷൻ

(യുക്തി) സ്വയം പ്രകടമായ ഒന്നിൻ്റെ പ്രഖ്യാപനം; വാദത്തിൻ്റെ അടിസ്ഥാനമായി കരുതാവുന്ന ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੋਸਟੂਲੇਸ਼ਨ

(ਤਰਕ) ਸਵੈ-ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਘੋਸ਼ਣਾ; ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਦਲੀਲ ਦੇ ਅਧਾਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پوسٹولیشن

(منطق) خود واضح چیز کا اعلان۔ ایسی چیز جس کو دلیل کی بنیاد سمجھا جا سکے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

假设

（逻辑）对不言而喻的事物的声明；可以假设为论证基础的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

仮定

(論理) 自明のことの宣言。議論の根拠として想定できるもの

🇰🇷Korean

가정

(논리) 자명한 것의 선언; 주장의 근거로 가정할 수 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

định đề

(logic) lời tuyên bố về điều gì đó hiển nhiên; một cái gì đó có thể được coi là cơ sở cho lập luận

🇹🇭Thai

สมมุติฐาน

(ตรรกะ) การประกาศบางสิ่งที่ชัดเจนในตัวเอง สิ่งที่สามารถถือว่าเป็นพื้นฐานสำหรับการโต้แย้งได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

postulasi

(Logika) pernyataan tentang sesuatu yang terbukti dengan sendirinya; sesuatu yang dapat diasumsikan sebagai dasar argumentasi

🇲🇾Malay

postulasi

(logik) pengisytiharan sesuatu yang jelas; sesuatu yang boleh diandaikan sebagai asas hujah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فكرة

(المنطق) إعلان شيء بديهي؛ شيء يمكن افتراضه كأساس للحجة

🇮🇷Persian

فرضیه

(منطق) اعلام چیزی بدیهی; چیزی که می توان آن را مبنای استدلال فرض کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

varsayım

(mantık) apaçık bir şeyin beyanı; tartışmanın temeli olarak kabul edilebilecek bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

פוסטולציה

(היגיון) הכרזה על משהו מובן מאליו; משהו שניתן להניח כבסיס לטיעון

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The primary meaning of 'postulation' is '(logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument'.

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

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

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