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Noun postulate has 1 sense
- postulate, posit - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
--1 is a kind of proposition
--1 has particulars: Bayes' postulate; premise, premiss, assumption
Verb postulate has 3 senses
- contend, postulate - maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"
--1 is one way to claim
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- postulate, posit - take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"
--2 is one way to presuppose, suppose
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent"
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
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