postulation

Noun

Meaning

The act of postulating, or that which is postulated; assumption; solicitation; suit; cause.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

request petition predication position view idea image basis concept axiom claim belief argument theorem opinion
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Antonyms

ens

Hypernyms

content message substance declaration

Hyponyms

application collection demand appeal solicitation ingathering

Examples

A theory can be normative (or prescriptive), citation meaning a postulation about what ought to be. Source: Internet

At the end of 1930, shortly after his postulation of the neutrino and immediately following his divorce in November, Pauli had a severe breakdown. Source: Internet

Following Raymond Brown 's postulation of a Johannine community having been responsible for John's gospel and letters, R. Brown, The Gospel According to John The Anchor Bible. Source: Internet

In physics, his postulation that the indefinite (or apeiron ) was the source of all things led Greek philosophy to a new level of conceptual abstraction. Source: Internet

It is also a manifestation of the postulation of Fredrick Forsyth which posits that: “sincerity and politics are diametrically opposed”. Source: Internet

His postulation of embryonic development coincides with his understanding of evolution as a developmental process. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

postulate postulated postulating postulational postulationally postulator