Definition of postulate in English:

postulate

verb ˈpɒstjʊleɪtˈpɑstʃəˌleɪt

[with object]

1Suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.
假定为真，假定存在，假定必要，视为当然
his theory postulated a rotatory movement for hurricanes
其理论假定飓风是旋转运动的。
with clause she postulated that the environmentalists might have a case
他认定环境保护主义者可能是有依据的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Weber, like Bergson, stopped just short of postulating the existence of the unconscious.
- Thus, the theory postulates that inertial and gravitational masses are fundamentally the same thing.
- Conserved residues within the compact protein cores have been postulated to be critical for protein folding.
- Considering all such factors, there seems no compelling reason to postulate the existence of a hitherto unknown creature in Lake Champlain.
- Some researchers postulate that reserves of liquid water still exist underground.
- The radical scavenging mechanism postulated above could, therefore, be another mechanism of action.
- We also postulated that there could be different protein isoforms that correlated with these temporal and spatial transcripts.
- Early Greek science postulated the existence of a primordial element as the foundation of the material universe.
- Attachment theory postulates that bonds with parents have an important bearing on future relationships.
- She noted, moreover, that these laws sometimes provide good grounds for claims about the existence of the causal entities postulated by a theory.
- My reason for writing this is not to postulate a gloom-and-doom scenario but to suggest that we be prepared to react to an enemy game plan that may be different from our own.
- Another reason for postulating the existence of such superstructures is some evidence of anomalous membrane roughness suggested by studies of membrane adhesion.
- Furthermore, the model postulates that individuals vary in their propensity for both excitation and inhibition.
- As a result, researchers now postulate that serotonin may have a role in regulating prolactin secretion.
- This effect was postulated to provide a basis for the toxicity of such compounds.
- A second theory postulates that when melatonin levels are depressed, female hormones are increased.
- The authors postulated that the reasons might have had something to do with productivity.
- The authors postulated that this decrease is likely to be multifactorial.
- On this basis, we have postulated two scenarios for the future of energy.
- Many philosophers treat the beliefs and desires postulated by folk psychology as brain states with symbolic contents.
Synonyms
put forward, suggest, advance, posit, hypothesize, take as a hypothesis, propose, assume, presuppose, suppose, presume, predicate, take for granted, theorize
2(in ecclesiastical law) nominate or elect (someone) to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority.
（教会法）提名（某人）任圣职，选举（某人）任圣职
the chapter was then allowed to postulate the bishop of Bath

noun ˈpɒstjʊlətˈpɑstʃələt

formal

1A thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.
假定为真，假定存在，假定必要，视为当然
perhaps the postulate of Babylonian influence on Greek astronomy is incorrect
或许，巴比伦影响希腊天文学的假设是不正确的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Nevertheless, Kant accepted the traditional claims of theology, and even tried to resuscitate them under the obscure doctrine of the postulates of practical reason.
- On Russell's view, the knowing involved in knowledge of the postulates is a kind of animal knowing, which arises as habitual beliefs from the experience of interaction with the world.
- There are still tons of unanswered questions in the field of infectious disease, and as we learn more, we find it's not always as simple and straightforward as Koch's postulates suggest.
- But this is not to suggest that Hebb's influence was just his postulates related to synaptic change.
- The barium-flame-colour generalization is a deductive consequence of the postulates of atomic theory.
Synonyms
hypothesis, thesis, conjecture, supposition, speculation, postulation, postulate, proposition, premise, surmise, assumption, presumption, presupposition, notion, guess, hunch, feeling, suspicion
1. 1.1Mathematics An assumption used as a basis for mathematical reasoning.
  〔数〕公设
  Example sentencesExamples
  The work of Bolyai and Lobachevsky are comparable in that sense, that they both challenge axiomatic assumptions, but their postulates are of Euclidean geometry.
  In his work on proofs of the parallel postulate, al-Nayrizi quotes work by a mathematician named Aghanis.
  Now the problem which had perplexed Bolyai most in his study of mathematics had been the independence of Euclid's Fifth postulate.
  Since Euclid's axiomatic formulation of geometry mathematicians had been trying to prove his fifth postulate as a theorem deduced from the other four axioms.
  As we saw in Chapter 6, 2-4, the plan to identify each branch of mathematics with a single postulate system failed, at least when it comes to describing deductive mathematical practice.
  In the same sense that a Cartesian geometry specifies certain axioms, definitions, and postulates as the basis for a formal geometry, an ivory-tower geometry.

Derivatives

postulation

noun pɒstjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌpɑstʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)n

1A suggestion or assumption of the existence, fact, or truth of something as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.
假定为真，假定存在，假定必要，视为当然
discrepancies between empirical findings and theoretical postulations
Example sentencesExamples
- mass noun the postulation of the existence of a lost continent
- Although there are millions of pages of material on the web, it's an uncharted frontier of rumour, speculation, wild theories and baseless postulation.
- It is populated by overrated and overpaid staff who are only concerned with academic papers, postulations and theories, and attending conferences overseas on taxpayers' money.
- He spoke softly, instantly thwarting any preconceived postulations of his supposedly dictatorial temperament.
2(in ecclesiastical law) a nomination or election of someone to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority.
（教会法）提名（某人）任圣职，选举（某人）任圣职

postulational

adjective pɒstjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lˌpɑstʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l

Origin

Late Middle English (in sense 2 of the verb): from Latin postulat- 'asked', from the verb postulare.

Rhymes

expostulate

Definition of postulate in US English:

postulate

verbˈpɑstʃəˌleɪtˈpäsCHəˌlāt

[with object]

1Suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.
假定为真，假定存在，假定必要，视为当然
his theory postulated a rotatory movement for hurricanes
其理论假定飓风是旋转运动的。
with clause he postulated that the environmentalists might have a case
他认定环境保护主义者可能是有依据的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Conserved residues within the compact protein cores have been postulated to be critical for protein folding.
- The radical scavenging mechanism postulated above could, therefore, be another mechanism of action.
- Many philosophers treat the beliefs and desires postulated by folk psychology as brain states with symbolic contents.
- Furthermore, the model postulates that individuals vary in their propensity for both excitation and inhibition.
- As a result, researchers now postulate that serotonin may have a role in regulating prolactin secretion.
- We also postulated that there could be different protein isoforms that correlated with these temporal and spatial transcripts.
- Considering all such factors, there seems no compelling reason to postulate the existence of a hitherto unknown creature in Lake Champlain.
- Attachment theory postulates that bonds with parents have an important bearing on future relationships.
- This effect was postulated to provide a basis for the toxicity of such compounds.
- My reason for writing this is not to postulate a gloom-and-doom scenario but to suggest that we be prepared to react to an enemy game plan that may be different from our own.
- A second theory postulates that when melatonin levels are depressed, female hormones are increased.
- Thus, the theory postulates that inertial and gravitational masses are fundamentally the same thing.
- Some researchers postulate that reserves of liquid water still exist underground.
- She noted, moreover, that these laws sometimes provide good grounds for claims about the existence of the causal entities postulated by a theory.
- Weber, like Bergson, stopped just short of postulating the existence of the unconscious.
- Early Greek science postulated the existence of a primordial element as the foundation of the material universe.
- On this basis, we have postulated two scenarios for the future of energy.
- The authors postulated that the reasons might have had something to do with productivity.
- The authors postulated that this decrease is likely to be multifactorial.
- Another reason for postulating the existence of such superstructures is some evidence of anomalous membrane roughness suggested by studies of membrane adhesion.
Synonyms
put forward, suggest, advance, posit, hypothesize, take as a hypothesis, propose, assume, presuppose, suppose, presume, predicate, take for granted, theorize
2(in ecclesiastical law) nominate or elect (someone) to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority.
（教会法）提名（某人）任圣职，选举（某人）任圣职

nounˈpɑstʃələtˈpäsCHələt

formal

1A thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.
假定为真，假定存在，假定必要，视为当然
perhaps the postulate of Babylonian influence on Greek astronomy is incorrect
或许，巴比伦影响希腊天文学的假设是不正确的。
Example sentencesExamples
- On Russell's view, the knowing involved in knowledge of the postulates is a kind of animal knowing, which arises as habitual beliefs from the experience of interaction with the world.
- Nevertheless, Kant accepted the traditional claims of theology, and even tried to resuscitate them under the obscure doctrine of the postulates of practical reason.
- There are still tons of unanswered questions in the field of infectious disease, and as we learn more, we find it's not always as simple and straightforward as Koch's postulates suggest.
- The barium-flame-colour generalization is a deductive consequence of the postulates of atomic theory.
- But this is not to suggest that Hebb's influence was just his postulates related to synaptic change.
Synonyms
hypothesis, thesis, conjecture, supposition, speculation, postulation, postulate, proposition, premise, surmise, assumption, presumption, presupposition, notion, guess, hunch, feeling, suspicion
1. 1.1Mathematics An assumption used as a basis for mathematical reasoning.
  〔数〕公设
  Example sentencesExamples
  In his work on proofs of the parallel postulate, al-Nayrizi quotes work by a mathematician named Aghanis.
  In the same sense that a Cartesian geometry specifies certain axioms, definitions, and postulates as the basis for a formal geometry, an ivory-tower geometry.
  Now the problem which had perplexed Bolyai most in his study of mathematics had been the independence of Euclid's Fifth postulate.
  Since Euclid's axiomatic formulation of geometry mathematicians had been trying to prove his fifth postulate as a theorem deduced from the other four axioms.
  The work of Bolyai and Lobachevsky are comparable in that sense, that they both challenge axiomatic assumptions, but their postulates are of Euclidean geometry.
  As we saw in Chapter 6, 2-4, the plan to identify each branch of mathematics with a single postulate system failed, at least when it comes to describing deductive mathematical practice.

Origin

Late Middle English (in postulate (sense 2 of the verb)): from Latin postulat- ‘asked’, from the verb postulare.

词汇	postulate
释义	Definition of postulate in English: postulate verb ˈpɒstjʊleɪtˈpɑstʃəˌleɪt [with object] 1Suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief. 假定为真，假定存在，假定必要，视为当然 his theory postulated a rotatory movement for hurricanes 其理论假定飓风是旋转运动的。 with clause she postulated that the environmentalists might have a case 他认定环境保护主义者可能是有依据的。 Example sentencesExamples Weber, like Bergson, stopped just short of postulating the existence of the unconscious. Thus, the theory postulates that inertial and gravitational masses are fundamentally the same thing. Conserved residues within the compact protein cores have been postulated to be critical for protein folding. Considering all such factors, there seems no compelling reason to postulate the existence of a hitherto unknown creature in Lake Champlain. Some researchers postulate that reserves of liquid water still exist underground. The radical scavenging mechanism postulated above could, therefore, be another mechanism of action. We also postulated that there could be different protein isoforms that correlated with these temporal and spatial transcripts. Early Greek science postulated the existence of a primordial element as the foundation of the material universe. Attachment theory postulates that bonds with parents have an important bearing on future relationships. She noted, moreover, that these laws sometimes provide good grounds for claims about the existence of the causal entities postulated by a theory. My reason for writing this is not to postulate a gloom-and-doom scenario but to suggest that we be prepared to react to an enemy game plan that may be different from our own. Another reason for postulating the existence of such superstructures is some evidence of anomalous membrane roughness suggested by studies of membrane adhesion. Furthermore, the model postulates that individuals vary in their propensity for both excitation and inhibition. As a result, researchers now postulate that serotonin may have a role in regulating prolactin secretion. This effect was postulated to provide a basis for the toxicity of such compounds. A second theory postulates that when melatonin levels are depressed, female hormones are increased. The authors postulated that the reasons might have had something to do with productivity. The authors postulated that this decrease is likely to be multifactorial. On this basis, we have postulated two scenarios for the future of energy. Many philosophers treat the beliefs and desires postulated by folk psychology as brain states with symbolic contents. Synonyms put forward, suggest, advance, posit, hypothesize, take as a hypothesis, propose, assume, presuppose, suppose, presume, predicate, take for granted, theorize 2(in ecclesiastical law) nominate or elect (someone) to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority. （教会法）提名（某人）任圣职，选举（某人）任圣职 the chapter was then allowed to postulate the bishop of Bath noun ˈpɒstjʊlətˈpɑstʃələt formal 1A thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief. 假定为真，假定存在，假定必要，视为当然 perhaps the postulate of Babylonian influence on Greek astronomy is incorrect 或许，巴比伦影响希腊天文学的假设是不正确的。 Example sentencesExamples Nevertheless, Kant accepted the traditional claims of theology, and even tried to resuscitate them under the obscure doctrine of the postulates of practical reason. On Russell's view, the knowing involved in knowledge of the postulates is a kind of animal knowing, which arises as habitual beliefs from the experience of interaction with the world. There are still tons of unanswered questions in the field of infectious disease, and as we learn more, we find it's not always as simple and straightforward as Koch's postulates suggest. But this is not to suggest that Hebb's influence was just his postulates related to synaptic change. The barium-flame-colour generalization is a deductive consequence of the postulates of atomic theory. Synonyms hypothesis, thesis, conjecture, supposition, speculation, postulation, postulate, proposition, premise, surmise, assumption, presumption, presupposition, notion, guess, hunch, feeling, suspicion 1.1Mathematics An assumption used as a basis for mathematical reasoning. 〔数〕公设 Example sentencesExamples The work of Bolyai and Lobachevsky are comparable in that sense, that they both challenge axiomatic assumptions, but their postulates are of Euclidean geometry. In his work on proofs of the parallel postulate, al-Nayrizi quotes work by a mathematician named Aghanis. Now the problem which had perplexed Bolyai most in his study of mathematics had been the independence of Euclid's Fifth postulate. Since Euclid's axiomatic formulation of geometry mathematicians had been trying to prove his fifth postulate as a theorem deduced from the other four axioms. As we saw in Chapter 6, 2-4, the plan to identify each branch of mathematics with a single postulate system failed, at least when it comes to describing deductive mathematical practice. In the same sense that a Cartesian geometry specifies certain axioms, definitions, and postulates as the basis for a formal geometry, an ivory-tower geometry. Derivatives postulation noun pɒstjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)nˌpɑstʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)n 1A suggestion or assumption of the existence, fact, or truth of something as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief. 假定为真，假定存在，假定必要，视为当然 discrepancies between empirical findings and theoretical postulations Example sentencesExamples mass noun the postulation of the existence of a lost continent Although there are millions of pages of material on the web, it's an uncharted frontier of rumour, speculation, wild theories and baseless postulation. It is populated by overrated and overpaid staff who are only concerned with academic papers, postulations and theories, and attending conferences overseas on taxpayers' money. He spoke softly, instantly thwarting any preconceived postulations of his supposedly dictatorial temperament. 2(in ecclesiastical law) a nomination or election of someone to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority. （教会法）提名（某人）任圣职，选举（某人）任圣职 postulational adjective pɒstjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lˌpɑstʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l Origin Late Middle English (in sense 2 of the verb): from Latin postulat- 'asked', from the verb postulare. Rhymes expostulate Definition of postulate in US English: postulate verbˈpɑstʃəˌleɪtˈpäsCHəˌlāt [with object] 1Suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief. 假定为真，假定存在，假定必要，视为当然 his theory postulated a rotatory movement for hurricanes 其理论假定飓风是旋转运动的。 with clause he postulated that the environmentalists might have a case 他认定环境保护主义者可能是有依据的。 Example sentencesExamples Conserved residues within the compact protein cores have been postulated to be critical for protein folding. The radical scavenging mechanism postulated above could, therefore, be another mechanism of action. Many philosophers treat the beliefs and desires postulated by folk psychology as brain states with symbolic contents. Furthermore, the model postulates that individuals vary in their propensity for both excitation and inhibition. As a result, researchers now postulate that serotonin may have a role in regulating prolactin secretion. We also postulated that there could be different protein isoforms that correlated with these temporal and spatial transcripts. Considering all such factors, there seems no compelling reason to postulate the existence of a hitherto unknown creature in Lake Champlain. Attachment theory postulates that bonds with parents have an important bearing on future relationships. This effect was postulated to provide a basis for the toxicity of such compounds. My reason for writing this is not to postulate a gloom-and-doom scenario but to suggest that we be prepared to react to an enemy game plan that may be different from our own. A second theory postulates that when melatonin levels are depressed, female hormones are increased. Thus, the theory postulates that inertial and gravitational masses are fundamentally the same thing. Some researchers postulate that reserves of liquid water still exist underground. She noted, moreover, that these laws sometimes provide good grounds for claims about the existence of the causal entities postulated by a theory. Weber, like Bergson, stopped just short of postulating the existence of the unconscious. Early Greek science postulated the existence of a primordial element as the foundation of the material universe. On this basis, we have postulated two scenarios for the future of energy. The authors postulated that the reasons might have had something to do with productivity. The authors postulated that this decrease is likely to be multifactorial. Another reason for postulating the existence of such superstructures is some evidence of anomalous membrane roughness suggested by studies of membrane adhesion. Synonyms put forward, suggest, advance, posit, hypothesize, take as a hypothesis, propose, assume, presuppose, suppose, presume, predicate, take for granted, theorize 2(in ecclesiastical law) nominate or elect (someone) to an ecclesiastical office subject to the sanction of a higher authority. （教会法）提名（某人）任圣职，选举（某人）任圣职 nounˈpɑstʃələtˈpäsCHələt formal 1A thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief. 假定为真，假定存在，假定必要，视为当然 perhaps the postulate of Babylonian influence on Greek astronomy is incorrect 或许，巴比伦影响希腊天文学的假设是不正确的。 Example sentencesExamples On Russell's view, the knowing involved in knowledge of the postulates is a kind of animal knowing, which arises as habitual beliefs from the experience of interaction with the world. Nevertheless, Kant accepted the traditional claims of theology, and even tried to resuscitate them under the obscure doctrine of the postulates of practical reason. There are still tons of unanswered questions in the field of infectious disease, and as we learn more, we find it's not always as simple and straightforward as Koch's postulates suggest. The barium-flame-colour generalization is a deductive consequence of the postulates of atomic theory. But this is not to suggest that Hebb's influence was just his postulates related to synaptic change. Synonyms hypothesis, thesis, conjecture, supposition, speculation, postulation, postulate, proposition, premise, surmise, assumption, presumption, presupposition, notion, guess, hunch, feeling, suspicion 1.1Mathematics An assumption used as a basis for mathematical reasoning. 〔数〕公设 Example sentencesExamples In his work on proofs of the parallel postulate, al-Nayrizi quotes work by a mathematician named Aghanis. In the same sense that a Cartesian geometry specifies certain axioms, definitions, and postulates as the basis for a formal geometry, an ivory-tower geometry. Now the problem which had perplexed Bolyai most in his study of mathematics had been the independence of Euclid's Fifth postulate. Since Euclid's axiomatic formulation of geometry mathematicians had been trying to prove his fifth postulate as a theorem deduced from the other four axioms. The work of Bolyai and Lobachevsky are comparable in that sense, that they both challenge axiomatic assumptions, but their postulates are of Euclidean geometry. As we saw in Chapter 6, 2-4, the plan to identify each branch of mathematics with a single postulate system failed, at least when it comes to describing deductive mathematical practice. Origin Late Middle English (in postulate (sense 2 of the verb)): from Latin postulat- ‘asked’, from the verb postulare.
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