postulate

IPA: pˈɑstʃʌɫeɪt

Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption.
A fundamental element; a basic principle.
(logic) An axiom.
A requirement; a prerequisite.

To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.
(transitive, intransitive, Christianity, historical) To appoint or request one's appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To request, demand or claim for oneself.

Examples of "postulate" in Sentences

I think your postulate is often true for me, but that show might be my exception.
One of the ways you postulate is to examine available evidence and available processes.
If what you postulate is true, then both the lawyer and DeLay are too incompetent to enter into a courtroom to begin with.
The global warming postulate is based almost entirely on models, and today's models are deliberately biased to support global warming.
It is fair to postulate from the comparison that romantic fantasies for both men and women often involve someone "ordinary" of the intended audience's own sex having a romance with someone "extraordinary" of the opposite sex.
But it must be taken into consideration that the above postulate is itself a product of Western race-egotism, urged by our belief in our own righteousness and fostered by a faith in ourselves which may be as erroneous as are most fond race fancies.
We recognized the first main postulate of what was to become the binding change mechanism for ATP synthesis, namely that energy input was not used primarily to form the ATP molecule, but to promote the release of an already formed and tightly bound ATP.
I still have a long way to go, but I believe that an understanding of how people make choices; under what conditions the rationality postulate is a useful tool; and how individuals make choices under conditions of uncertainty and ambiguity are fundamental questions that we must address in order to make further progress in the social sciences.