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postulates postulates definition

postulates


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  postulate 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  postulate 
 
  Sense  2 
  postulate,  posit 
  =>  insist,  assert 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  postulate 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  postulate 
 
  Sense  2 
  postulate,  posit 
  =>  insist,  assert 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  postulate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  postulate 
 
  2  senses  of  postulate 
 
  Sense  1 
  contend,  postulate 
  =>  claim 
 
  Sense  2 
  postulate,  posit 
  =>  presuppose 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  postulate 
 
  postulate  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  postulate 
 
  Sense  1 
  contend,  postulate 
  =>  claim 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  postulate,  posit 
  =>  presuppose 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  postulate 
  postulate 
 
  Overview  of  noun  postulate 
 
  The  noun  postulate  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  postulate,  posit  --  ((logic)  a  proposition  that  is  accepted  as  true  in  order  to  provide  a  basis  for  logical  reasoning) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  postulate 
 
  The  verb  postulate  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  contend,  postulate  --  (maintain  or  assert;  "He  contended  that  Communism  had  no  future") 
  2.  (1)  postulate,  posit  --  (take  as  a  given  assume  as  a  postulate  or  axiom;  "He  posited  three  basic  laws  of  nature") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  postulate 
 
  The  noun  postulate  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  postulate,  posit  --  ((logic)  a  proposition  that  is  accepted  as  true  in  order  to  provide  a  basis  for  logical  reasoning) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  postulate 
 
  The  verb  postulate  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  contend,  postulate  --  (maintain  or  assert;  "He  contended  that  Communism  had  no  future") 
  2.  (1)  postulate,  posit  --  (take  as  a  given  assume  as  a  postulate  or  axiom;  "He  posited  three  basic  laws  of  nature") 



postulates definition