Found 4 items, similar to Postulating.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: postulate
dalil
Indonesian → English (Kamus Landak)
Definition: postulat
postulate
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: postulate
postulate
n : (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to
provide a basis for logical reasoning [syn:
posit]
v 1: maintain or assert;
“He contended that Communism had no
future” [syn:
contend]
2: take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom;
“He posited
three basic laws of nature” [syn:
posit]
3: require as useful, just, or proper;
“It takes nerve to do
what she did”;
“success usually requires hard work”;
“This
job asks a lot of patience and skill”;
“This position
demands a lot of personal sacrifice”;
“This dinner calls
for a spectacular dessert”;
“This intervention does not
postulates a patient's consent” [syn:
necessitate,
ask,
need,
require,
take,
involve,
call for,
demand]
[ant:
obviate]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Postulating
Postulate
\Pos"tu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Postulated; p.
pr. & vb. n.
Postulating.]
1. To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate
conclusions.
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2. To take without express consent; to assume.
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The Byzantine emperors appear to have . . .
postulated a sort of paramount supremacy over this
nation. --W. Tooke.
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3. To invite earnestly; to solicit. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet.
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