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postulate

1. noun /ˈpɒs.tjʊ.lət,ˈpɒs.tjʊ.leɪt,ˈpɑs.tʃə.lət ,ˈpɑs.tjə.lət,ˈpɑs.tʃə.leɪt ,ˈpɑs.tjə.leɪt/

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

b) A fundamental element; a basic principle.

2. verb /ˈpɒs.tjʊ.lət,ˈpɒs.tjʊ.leɪt,ˈpɑs.tʃə.lət ,ˈpɑs.tjə.lət,ˈpɑs.tʃə.leɪt ,ˈpɑs.tjə.leɪt/

a) To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.

But this pleasure or pain is postulated to come to us accompanied by the idea of an external cause;

b) To appoint or request ones appointment to an ecclesiastical office.

[T]he attempt to arrive at a physical explanation of existence led the Ionian thinkers to postulate various primal elements or simply the infinite τὸ ἀπειρον.

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