postulat — meaning in English

English meaning

• given prep Taking into account; considering.
• posit noun Something that is posited; a postulate.
• postulate noun 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.

Senses

postulat is used for these senses in English:

• given A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.
• posit Something that is posited; a postulate.

given — full definition

1. prep Taking into account; considering.
2. adj Specified or particular.
3. noun A fact or condition accepted as true without needing proof.

posit — full definition

1. noun Something that is posited; a postulate.
2. noun A number format representing a real number consisting of a sign bit, a variable-size "regime" part (which modifies the exponent), up to two exponent bits, and a fraction part, proposed as a more efficient alternative to IEEE 754 floats in AI applications.

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