transitive verb (past and past participlepos·tu·lat·ed, present participlepos·tu·lat·ing, 3rd person present singularpos·tu·lates)
Definition:
1. assume something: to assume or suggest that something is true or exists, especially as the basis of an argument or theory
2. claim something: to demand or claim something
noun (pluralpos·tu·lates)
Definition:
1. something assumed true: something that is assumed or believed to be true and that is used as the basis of an argument or theory
2. principle: a basic principle
3. precondition: an essential precondition or requirement
4. mathematics logic statement underpinning theory: a statement that is assumed to be true but has not been proven and that is taken as the basis for a theory, line of reasoning, or hypothesis
[Mid-16th century. < Latin postulat-, past participle of postulare "nominate, demand"]
