Postulate | Mean of postulate in English Dictionary
/ˈpɑːstʃəˌleɪt/
- Verb
- to suggest (something, such as an idea or theory) especially in order to start a discussion
- The theory postulates [=claims, posits] that carbon dioxide emissions contribute to global warming.
- Scientists have postulated the existence of water on the planet.
- Noun
- a statement that is accepted as being true and that is used as the basis of a theory, argument, etc.
- Einstein's theory of relativity was deduced from two postulates.
