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Postulation

Postulation \Pos`tu*la"tion\, n. [L. postulatio: cf. F. postulation.] The act of postulating, or that which is postulated; assumption; solicitation; suit; cause.

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postulation

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

WordNet
postulation
  1. n. (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument [syn: predication]

  2. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority [syn: request, petition]

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.