We need to postulate a completely different paradigm to explain all these phenomena.
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Postulate
/ˈpɑst͡ʃələt/
Synonyms for "postulate" (279 found)
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Noun(12 words)
positassertassumeassumingassumptionassumptionsaxiomaxiomscentral principleclaimcomprehensionconcept in physics
a priori principlea priori truthabsolute factaccepted factactual factadmitted factadvanceaffirmaffirmationapriorismassertassertionassumeassumed positionassumptionavant-proposaveraxiombald factbare fact
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basisbreakthroughbring beforebring forwardbring upbroachbrocardbrutal factcallcasecategorical propositioncenterchallengecircumstanceclaimcold factcommend to attentionconceded factconceiveconjecture
Verb(4 words)
Strong matches (84)
Noun(12 words)
conjecturesdoctrinesdutch hypothetischfanciesgeometric principleguessing without evidencehypothesishypothesizehypothetical modelimagininglaw of energy conservationnone chosen
coredatadatumdemonstrable factdictatedictumdoctrineelixirempirical factenunciateessenceessentialestablished factexactexordiumfactfact of experiencefirst principlesflowerfocus
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forewordformulafoundationfront matterfrontispiecefundamentalgistgiven factgolden rulegravamengroundguessguessworkhard facthearthypostasishypothesishypothesis ad hocindisputable factinescapable factinferenceinner essenceinnovationintroduceintroductionkernellaunchlawlay beforelay downleaplemmamajor premisemake a motionmarrowmatter of factmeatminor premisemootmovenaked factnitty grittynot guesswork
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not opinionnubnucleusnuts and boltsoffer a resolutionopen upoverturephilosophemephilosophical propositionpithplainposepositpositionpositive factpostulationpostulatumpreamblepredicatepreface
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preferprefixprefixturepreliminarypreludepremisepresumepresumptionpresupposalpresupposepresuppositionprincipiumprincipleproemprolegomenaprolegomenonprolepsisprologueproposepropositionpropositional functionpropoundprotasisprovable factput forthput forwardput it toquidquiddityquintessencereasoningrecommendrequirerequisitionrulesalient factsapself-evident factself-evident truthset beforeset forthset of postulatessettled principlesignificant factsimple factsober factsolicitsoulspeculatespiritstartstatementstubborn factstuffsubmitsubstancesuggestsumptionsupposalsupposesupposingsuppositionsurmisethe casethe nitty-grittytheoremthesistruismtruthtruth tabletruth-functiontruth-valueundeniable factuniversal truthversevoluntarywell-known factworking hypothesis
Noun(19 words)
Verb(19 words)
Adjective(2 words)
scientific principletrue statement
Determiner(1 words)
the principles
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8 entriesCollocations
10 entriesEuclid postulatebasic postulategeometric postulateparallel postulatepostulate a hypothesispostulate a rulepostulate a theorypostulate as assumptionpostulate thatunproven postulate
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Seriously, I postulate that I am, right after my ex-girlfriend leaves my house, going to talk to myself in Lojban.
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In the field of astronomy, there are researchers who postulate that a long-lived spacefaring civilization would be post-biological. Perhaps, in such a scenario, the biological precursors would be relegated to live just on the home world. For us humans, we question whether our bodies would be too fragile for deep space, and maybe we would leave deep space for our machine children with intellect.
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In the late morning today, I see my white neighbour Bruce Lawson in front of his yard, his son Wesley's brown puppy Gus being on a leash tied to a boat. Bruce says his Filipina wife Nerria just grabbed the puppy the other night, as the brownie ran away. Wesley and his white girlfriend are still in Peru. Bruce does not know their itinerary. He says, "They just want to be in a different country." Such reminds me that in the future, would different settled worlds—planets and moons—be like different countries? I have read lots of sci-fi that do postulate such. Today is the 15th of February of 2017.
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