Postulate, 어원 postulare (assume) 토론을 시작할 목적으로 실제 진리 입증을 끝내지 않은 어떤 생각이나 이론이 ‘진리’ 참이라고 가정하다, 주장하다.

Postulate. 파스출레잇. 토론을 시작할 목적으로 어떤 생각이나 이론이 ‘진리’ 참이라고 가정하다, 주장하다. 라틴어 어원, postulare, 뜻은 ‘가정하다, 전제하다’ 

- 실제 진리인지 입증되지 않는 상태에서 '참' '진리'라고 가정하다.

 

Latin postulare, meaning "to assume."

 

postulate

 

verb PAHSS-chuh-layt

 

What It Means

 

To postulate means to assume or claim something (such as an idea or theory) as true especially for the purposes of starting a discussion.

 

// The famous science-fiction author often postulates in interviews that we live in but one of an infinite number of parallel universes.

 

postulate-to take as true or as a fact without actual proof.

 

. postulates that all people are born with certain rights that can never be taken away from them.

 Synonyms for postulate.

  assume, hypothecate, hypothesize, premise, presume, presuppose, say, suppose

 

 

 

POSTULATE in Context

 

“Little is known about the Javan ferret badger (Melogale orientalis), such as its primary diet or breeding behavior, although some scientists postulate it's similar to the Bornean ferret badger (M. everetti), burrowing and eating eggs, carrion, invertebrates, small mammals and fruit when available.” — Philip Jacobson, Mongabay, 26 Jan. 2022

 

 

Did You Know?

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, but don’t let that stop you from postulating,

 

for example, that takeout for dinner makes sense given the cook’s delayed return home from work. T

 

he 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."