postulate
n. 假定, 基本条件 vt. 要求, 假定
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基本条件；假定
释义与例句
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1.
Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption.
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A fundamental element; a basic principle.
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An axiom.
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A requirement; a prerequisite.
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To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.
1883, Benedictus de Spinoza, translated by R. H. M. Elwes, Ethics, Part 3, Prop. XXII, But this pleasure or pain is postulated to come to us accompanied by the idea of an external cause; […]
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To appoint or request one's appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
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To request, demand or claim for oneself.
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Alternative form of postulated, past participle of postulate.
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Etymology tree Latin poscō? Latin postulō Latin postulātusnom. Latin postulātumbor. English postulate Borrowed from Latin postulātum, a neuter nominalization of postulātus, perfect passive participle of postulō, possibly from poscō. See -ate (noun-forming suffix) for more. Cognate with French postulat.
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