postulate 1
noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
Hypernym
proposition 1
noun
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
logic 1
noun
the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
EnglishDerivationally related form
postulate 2
verb
take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
Hyponym
(statistics) the difficulty of applying Bayes' theorem is that the probabilities of the different causes are seldom known, in which case it may be postulated that they are all equal (sometimes known as postulating the equidistribution of ignorance)
premise 1
noun
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
logic 1
noun
the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
