POSTULATION

request, petition, postulation

(noun) a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

postulation, predication

(noun) (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

postulation (countable and uncountable, plural postulations)

The act of postulating or something postulated.

(logic) Something self-evident that can be assumed as the basis of an argument.

(obsolete) The act of claiming for oneself; solicitation.

Source: Wiktionary


Pos`tu*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. postulatio: cf. F. postulation.]

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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