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postulate (verb, noun):
verb
1 : demand, claim
2a : to assume or claim as true, existent, or necessary : depend upon or start from the postulate of
b : to assume as a postulate or axiom (as in logic or mathematics)
noun
1 : a hypothesis advanced as an essential presupposition, condition, or premise of a train of reasoning
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : When you postulate an idea or theory you suggest that it is true especially for the purposes of an argument or discussion. The word is mostly at home in formal and academic contexts. The word postulate also functions as a noun referring to something that’s been postulated, as in “a theory based on disputed postulates.” Both verb and noun have their source in Latin postulare, meaning “to assume.”
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