postulate (redirected from axiom)

postulate /pos·tu·late/ (pos´choo-lāt) anything assumed or taken for granted.

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pos·tu·late (psch-lt)

v.

To assume or assert the truth or necessity of, especially as a basis of an argument.

n.

An unproved assertion or assumption, especially a statement offered as the basis of a theory.

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postu·lation n.

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postulate

[pos′chəlāt]

Etymology: L, postulare, to demand

a hypothesis that is offered as true without proof or as a basis for argument or debate.

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postulate

anything assumed or taken for granted.

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Koch's p's

see koch's postulates.