Definition of Postulates

1. Noun. (plural of postulate) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of postulate) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Postulates

1. postulate [v] - See also: postulate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Postulates

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posttraumatic
posttraumatic amnesia
posttraumatic epilepsy
posttraumatic stress disorder
posttreatment
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posttumor
postulancies
postulancy
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postulants
postulata
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postulates (current term)
postulating
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postundergraduate
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Literary usage of Postulates

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"As a consequence of these facts it becomes a desideratum to determine those sets of postulates which are in some sense the most practical or simple. ..."

2. The Theory of Relativity by Robert Daniel Carmichael (1920)
"LOGICAL EQUIVALENTS OF THE postulates. In every body of doctrine which consists of a finite number of postulates and their logical consequences there are ..."

3. The Theory of Relativity by Robert Daniel Carmichael (1920)
"LOGICAL EQUIVALENTS OF THE postulates. In every body of doctrine which consists of a finite number of postulates and their logical consequences there are ..."

4. The Theory of Relativity by Robert Daniel Carmichael (1913)
"LOGICAL EQUIVALENTS OF THE postulates. In every body of doctrine which consists of a finite number of postulates and their logical consequences there are ..."

5. A History of Modern Philosophy: A Sketch of the History of Philosophy from by Harald Høffding (1908)
"The postulates become necessary when the need of thinking the ethical in ... (£) The religious postulates in relation to Kant's epistemology and to ..."

6. The Theory of Relativity by Robert Daniel Carmichael (1913)
"If at any time experiments are set forth which do not agree with the theory developed on the basis of the above postulates, then will be the time to ..."

7. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"As a consequence of these facts it becomes a desideratum to determine those sets of postulates which are in some sense the most practical or simple. ..."

8. The Theory of Relativity by Robert Daniel Carmichael (1920)
"LOGICAL EQUIVALENTS OF THE postulates. In every body of doctrine which consists of a finite number of postulates and their logical consequences there are ..."

9. The Theory of Relativity by Robert Daniel Carmichael (1920)
"LOGICAL EQUIVALENTS OF THE postulates. In every body of doctrine which consists of a finite number of postulates and their logical consequences there are ..."

10. The Theory of Relativity by Robert Daniel Carmichael (1913)
"LOGICAL EQUIVALENTS OF THE postulates. In every body of doctrine which consists of a finite number of postulates and their logical consequences there are ..."

11. A History of Modern Philosophy: A Sketch of the History of Philosophy from by Harald Høffding (1908)
"The postulates become necessary when the need of thinking the ethical in ... (£) The religious postulates in relation to Kant's epistemology and to ..."

12. The Theory of Relativity by Robert Daniel Carmichael (1913)
"If at any time experiments are set forth which do not agree with the theory developed on the basis of the above postulates, then will be the time to ..."

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