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Noun postulation has 2 senses

postulation, predication - (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
--₁ is a kind of declaration

Derived form: verb postulate₂
request, petition, postulation - a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
--₂ is a kind of message, content, subject matter, substance
--₂ has particulars:
application; solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering; demand