postulate
- Etymology
- From Latin postulātum. Something demanded or assumed.
- Etymology
- Latin postulāre "to demand, claim."
- Relation
- Nearly synonymous with axiom.
- Origin
- Latin postulātum. Geometry, logic.
- Meaning
- A proposition assumed without proof. Often used in geometry.
- Earliest use
- Attested in OED, geometry context.
- Definition
- A postulate. A proposition assumed without proof. Nearly synonymous with axiom. Often used in geometry.