Associations to the word «Postulation»

Wiktionary

POSTULATION, noun. The act of postulating or something postulated
POSTULATION, noun. (logic) Something self-evident that can be assumed as the basis of an argument

Dictionary definition

POSTULATION, noun. (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument.
POSTULATION, noun. A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley