postulate /pos·tu·late/ (pos´choo-lāt) anything assumed or taken for granted.
postulate
pos·tu·late (p s ch -l t )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. pos tu·lation n. |
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.
postulate
anything assumed or taken for granted.
Koch's p's
see koch's postulates.
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