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Webster 1913 Edition


Postulation

Posˊtu-la′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
postulatio
: cf. F.
postulation
.]
The act of postulating, or that which is postulated; assumption; solicitation; suit; cause.

Webster 1828 Edition


Postulation

POSTULA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. postulatio.] The act of supposing without proof; gratuitous assumption.
1.
Supplication; intercession; also, suit; cause.

Definition 2024


postulation

postulation

English

Noun

postulation (plural postulations)

  1. The act of postulating or something postulated
  2. (logic) Something self-evident that can be assumed as the basis of an argument