postulation

Meanings

• Noun

  A proposal or suggestion for consideration.

  - "The scientist made a postulation about the cause of the reaction."
  - "The team's postulation for the project was accepted by the client."

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Variants

List of all variants of postulation that leads to same result
postulate , postulated , postulates , postulating , postulation , postulational , postulations

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Etymology

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Late 15th century. From Latin posito, past participle of ponere ‘to put, place’

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Trivia

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1. Postulation is a 13-letter word.

2. Postulation is derived from the Latin word 'ponere', which means 'to put' or 'to place'.

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Related Concepts

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1. hypothesis: A proposed explanation whose status is still conjectural.

2. theory: A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that is acquired through the scientific method and repeatedly tested and confirmed through observation and experimentation.

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Culture

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Postulation has been used extensively in various fields such as science, philosophy, and mathematics to put forth theories or hypotheses for further investigation.

How to Memorize "postulation"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a scientist putting forward an idea or theory as a postulation.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'postulation' with 'proposal' or 'suggestion'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic like 'P-Putting-forward-an-idea-as-a-postulation'.

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