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postulated
Variant of postulate
transitive verb postulated, postulating
- to claim; demand; require
- to assume without proof to be true, real, or necessary, esp. as a basis for argument
- to take as self-evident; assume
noun
- something postulated; assumption or axiom
- a prerequisite
- a basic principle
Related Forms:
- postulation noun
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