transitive verb postulated -·lat′ed, postulating -·lat′·ing

1. to claim; demand; require
2. to assume without proof to be true, real, or necessary, esp. as a basis for argument
3. to take as self-evident; assume

Etymology: < L postulatus, pp. of postulare, to demand < base of poscere, to demand < IE *pṛskā, question < base *per-, to ask > Ger frage, question

noun

1. something postulated; assumption or axiom
2. a prerequisite
3. a basic principle

Etymology: ModL postulatum < neut. of L postulatus