noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of postulating or something postulated. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority wordnet
3. 3
   Something self-evident that can be assumed as the basis of an argument. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument wordnet
5. 5
   The act of claiming for oneself; solicitation. countable, obsolete, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

affirmationassertionassumptionaxiombasisconjecture

Related phrases

self evident

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