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postulate
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
postulates; postulated; postulating
postulates; postulated; postulating
Learner's definition of POSTULATE
[+ object] formal
: to suggest (something, such as an idea or theory) especially in order to start a discussion假定；假设
- The theory postulates [=claims, posits] that carbon dioxide emissions contribute to global warming.这一理论假定二氧化碳排放是全球变暖的诱因之一。
- Scientists have postulated the existence of water on the planet.科学家们假定这个星球上有水存在。
plural postulates
plural postulates
Learner's definition of POSTULATE
[count] formal
: a statement that is accepted as being true and that is used as the basis of a theory, argument, etc.假定；假设
- Einstein's theory of relativity was deduced from two postulates.爱因斯坦的相对论是从两个假设推演而来的。
pos·tu·late ˈpäs-chə-lət 
-ˌlāt
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When you postulate an idea or theory you suggest that it is true especially for the purposes of an argument or discussion. The word is mostly at home in formal and academic contexts, but don’t let that stop you from postulating, for example, that takeout for dinner makes sense given the cook’s delayed return home from work. The word postulate also functions as a noun referring to something that’s been postulated, as in “a theory based on disputed postulates.” Both verb and noun have their source in Latin postulare, meaning "to assume."
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Verb Scientists have postulated the existence of water on the planet. postulates that all people are born with certain rights that can never be taken away from them Noun Einstein's theory of relativity was deduced from two postulates. one of the postulates that the true agnostic rejects is the assumption that it is even possible for us to know whether God exists
Recent Examples on the Web
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2022 Others postulate that a multiple-choice protocol or a binary encoding might be a means to prevent the AI from deviously fooling a human guard. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2022 The theory, which is laid out in Steele’s 1988 paper, goes on to postulate that people are motivated to maintain views of themselves as morally good and competent. Washington Post, 2 May 2022 Some astronomers, Hailey and his co-authors among them, postulate that the distinction can be made by carefully monitoring the timing of an x-ray binary’s outbursts. Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2022 Scientists postulate that the bacillus originated in some lower animal and jumped to humans. Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2022 Experts postulate that the housing bubble burst in tandem with economic hardships of the Great Recession pushed many people of home-buying age to the cities. al, 6 Feb. 2022 Although cooler than the rest of the sun’s surface, some scientists postulate that sunspots have an overall warming effect on the sun. Curtis Roelle, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 10 Apr. 2021 Some scholars postulate that the severe injury reminded him of his time in World War I, when his first concussion took place. Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2021 John Horgan, Scientific American, 14 June 2022 Taleb goes a step further, offering a mathematical postulate. Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 That’s the main postulate of the supremely interesting and information-filled 2021 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER), released earlier this week by Startup Genome with the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN). Dane Stangler, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021 Belief in this postulate is evident at universities across the country, with many adopting protocols to ensure a safe, on-campus experience this fall. Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 20 May 2021 But this isn’t necessarily so, and it’s the fifth postulate’s fault. Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021 If Euclid’s fifth postulate were true, then any two lines of longitude could never intersect. Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021 At the heart of this particular puzzle lies a conflict between three fundamental postulates beloved by many physicists. Jennifer Ouellette, Quanta Magazine, 21 Dec. 2012 Starting from these two postulates, Einstein showed that space and time are intertwined in ways that scientists had never previously realized. NBC News, 13 Apr. 2018 See More
Verb
So there is no reason to postulate on a Pat Riley-LeBron James reunion, because there has been no indication of that as a possibility. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2022 Others postulate that a multiple-choice protocol or a binary encoding might be a means to prevent the AI from deviously fooling a human guard. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2022 The theory, which is laid out in Steele’s 1988 paper, goes on to postulate that people are motivated to maintain views of themselves as morally good and competent. Washington Post, 2 May 2022 Some astronomers, Hailey and his co-authors among them, postulate that the distinction can be made by carefully monitoring the timing of an x-ray binary’s outbursts. Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2022 Scientists postulate that the bacillus originated in some lower animal and jumped to humans. Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2022 Experts postulate that the housing bubble burst in tandem with economic hardships of the Great Recession pushed many people of home-buying age to the cities. al, 6 Feb. 2022 Although cooler than the rest of the sun’s surface, some scientists postulate that sunspots have an overall warming effect on the sun. Curtis Roelle, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 10 Apr. 2021 Some scholars postulate that the severe injury reminded him of his time in World War I, when his first concussion took place. Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2021 Noun
Modern philosophers such as Nick Bostrom postulate that our cosmos is probably a simulation, a virtual reality created by the alien equivalent of a bored teenage hacker. John Horgan, Scientific American, 14 June 2022 Taleb goes a step further, offering a mathematical postulate. Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 That’s the main postulate of the supremely interesting and information-filled 2021 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER), released earlier this week by Startup Genome with the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN). Dane Stangler, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021 Belief in this postulate is evident at universities across the country, with many adopting protocols to ensure a safe, on-campus experience this fall. Blake D. Morant, Forbes, 20 May 2021 But this isn’t necessarily so, and it’s the fifth postulate’s fault. Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021 If Euclid’s fifth postulate were true, then any two lines of longitude could never intersect. Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021 At the heart of this particular puzzle lies a conflict between three fundamental postulates beloved by many physicists. Jennifer Ouellette, Quanta Magazine, 21 Dec. 2012 Starting from these two postulates, Einstein showed that space and time are intertwined in ways that scientists had never previously realized. NBC News, 13 Apr. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
Latin postulatus, past participle of postulare; akin to Latin poscere to ask, Old High German forscōn to search, Sanskrit pṛcchati he asks — more at pray
Noun
Medieval Latin postulatum, from neuter of postulatus, past participle of postulare to assume, from Latin, to demand
First Known Use
Verb
1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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