postulation
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- noun
- /ˌpɒstjʊˈleɪʃən/
- Specialized
- Her postulation about the effects of climate change prompted a lively debate among scientists.
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Examples
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Right now it's nothing more than a postulation.
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In line with our postulation, self-control significantly decreased the participants' requirements for personal space.
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Another similar example is the postulation of dark energy.
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However, more empirical research is needed to test these postulations.
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We are aware that this postulation bucks some important theories in the framing literature.
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Several postulations have been offered regarding why the number of AP test-takers has increased.
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The postulation is that prospective GPE teachers' attitudes are influenced by past experiences, knowledge, and newly acquired knowledge.
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Although this finding runs counter to Hirschi's (1969) postulations on social control, it may not be such a counterintuitive finding.
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Recent empirical research in physical education concerning the relationship between these two constructs supports this postulation (Xiang et al., 2003, 2004b).
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The theory was based on a postulation that all human beings have the same fundamental needs.
Synonyms
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3.3
A statement that something is true, often without proof
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3.5
A belief people accept as true without proof
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4.8
A guess or idea made without enough proof
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5.9
An idea accepted as true that supports an argument
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An idea that may explain something but is not yet proven
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4.0
A confident statement made without showing proof
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An idea put forward to be proved
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5.8
An idea accepted as true without proof used as a basis for thinking or action
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An opinion formed without enough proof, like a guess
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An idea that people accept as true without proof
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A basic statement accepted as true and used as a starting point for reasoning
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A belief people accept as true before they discuss something
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An idea accepted as true without proof and used to build a theory
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A simple idea or belief that people accept without proof and that supports an argument
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An idea based on little evidence
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A statement accepted as true that is used to reach a conclusion
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An idea you think may be true
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A statement assumed true to use in an argument
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Etymology
Postulation comes from the Latin verb postulare, 'to ask', and kept the idea of 'asking' when used in thinking. A postulation in logic or science is an idea you 'ask' others to accept without proof so you can build an argument or theory.