We need to postulate a completely different paradigm to explain all these phenomena.
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Postulate
//ˈpɑst͡ʃələt//
Synonyms for "postulate" (220 found)
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Closest matches (44)
Strong matches (66)
conceiveconjecturecontendcoredatadatumdemanddemonstrable factdictatedictumdoctrineelixirempirical factenunciateessenceessentialestablished factexactexordiumfact
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fact of experiencefirst principlesflowerfocusforewordformulafoundationfront matterfrontispiecefundamentalgistgiven factgolden rulegravamengroundguessguessworkhard facthearthypostasishypothecatehypothesishypothesis ad hochypothesizeindisputable factinescapable factinferenceinner essenceinnovationintroduceintroductionkernellaunchlawlay beforelay downleaplemmamajor premisemake a motionmarrowmatter of fact
Noun(1 words)
Related words (110)
meatminor premisemootmovenaked factnecessitatenitty grittynot guessworknot opinionnubnucleusnuts and boltsoffer a resolutionopen upoverturephilosophemephilosophical propositionpithplainpose
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positpositionpositive factpostulationpostulatumpreamblepredicateprefacepreferprefixprefixturepreliminarypreludepresumptionpresupposalpresupposepresuppositionprincipiumprincipleproemprolegomenaprolegomenonprolepsisprologueproposepropositionpropositional functionpropoundprotasisprovable factput forthput forwardput it toquidquiddityquintessencereasoningrecommendrequisitionrulesalient factsapsayself-evident factself-evident truthset beforeset forthset of postulatessettled principlesignificant factsimple factsober factsolicitsoulspeculatespiritstartstatementstubborn factstuffsubmitsubstancesuggestsumptionsupposalsupposesupposingsuppositionsurmisethe casethe nitty-grittytheoremthesistruismtruthtruth tabletruth-functiontruth-valueundeniable factuniversal truthversevoluntarywell-known factworking hypothesis
Verb(5 words)
Noun(1 words)
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13 entriesSynonyms
12 entriesderived
9 entrieshas context
3 entriesis a
1 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
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3 entriesTranslations
75 translations across 26 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مُسَلَّم noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
Belarusian
3 entries- пастула́т noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
- пастула́т noun (fundamental element; basic principle)
- пастула́т noun (logic: an axiom)
Bulgarian
4 entries- постула́т noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
- постула́т noun (fundamental element; basic principle)
- предпоста́вка noun (requirement, prerequisite)
- изисквам verb (to demand or claim)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 公設 /公设 noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
Czech
1 entries- postulát noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
Danish
2 entries- postulat noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
- påstand noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
Dutch
1 entries- postulaat noun (logic: an axiom)
Esperanto
1 entries- postulato noun (logic: an axiom)
Finnish
2 entries- oletus noun (logic: an axiom)
- postuloida verb (to assume as a premise)
French
4 entries- postulat noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
- postulat noun (logic: an axiom)
- postuler verb (to assume as a premise)
- postuler verb (to appoint to an ecclesiastic position)
German
4 entries- Axiom noun (logic: an axiom)
- Postulat noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
- Postulat noun (fundamental element; basic principle)
- Postulat noun (logic: an axiom)
Greek
4 entries- αξίωμα noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
- αξίωμα noun (logic: an axiom)
- προϋπόθεση noun (requirement, prerequisite)
- αξιώνω verb (to demand or claim)
Irish
1 entries- foshuíomh noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
Italian
4 entries- esprimere verb (to assume as a premise)
- postulare verb (to assume as a premise)
- postulare verb (to appoint to an ecclesiastic position)
- presupporre verb (to assume as a premise)
Japanese
1 entries- 公準 noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
Korean
1 entries- 공준 noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
Latin
1 entries- postulō verb (to demand or claim)
Norwegian
2 entries- forutsette verb (to assume as a premise)
- postulere verb (to assume as a premise)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- postulat noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
- postulat noun (fundamental element; basic principle)
Portuguese
4 entries- axioma noun (logic: an axiom)
- postulado noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
- postulado noun (fundamental element; basic principle)
- postulado noun (logic: an axiom)
Russian
4 entries- постула́т noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
- постула́т noun (fundamental element; basic principle)
- постула́т noun (logic: an axiom)
- постула́т noun (requirement, prerequisite)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- postùlāt noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
- postùlāt noun (fundamental element; basic principle)
- postùlāt noun (logic: an axiom)
- postùlāt noun (requirement, prerequisite)
Spanish
2 entries- postulado noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
- postular verb (to assume as a premise)
Swedish
4 entries- axiom noun (logic: an axiom)
- förutsättning noun (requirement, prerequisite)
- postulat noun (logic: an axiom)
- postulera verb (to assume as a premise)
Tagalog
1 entries- batayang palagay noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
Ukrainian
3 entries- постула́т noun (something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted)
- постула́т noun (fundamental element; basic principle)
- постула́т noun (logic: an axiom)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
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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