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Something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
Answer for the clue "Something that can be assumed as the basis for argument ", 11 letters:
postulation
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Word definitions for postulation in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Postulation \Pos`tu*la"tion\, n. [L. postulatio: cf. F. postulation.] The act of postulating, or that which is postulated; assumption; solicitation; suit; cause.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument [syn: predication ] a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority [syn: request , petition ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of postulating or something postulated 2 (context logic English) Something self-evident that can be assumed as the basis of an argument
Usage examples of postulation.
This remains so even with our ability to convert into tachyons and travel faster than light, seemingly in contravention of the ancient al-Einstein postulation and yet entirely in accord with it-when we include the few little adjustments made in arriving at the Grand Unified Theory.
Or, if you want to state it in a politically correct fashion, it undeniably substantiates the postulation that certain mental aberrations tend to be predominately species specific rather than being substantially culturally engendered.
M: Well, there are many postulations about what cause the genetic systems to mutate as they age.