postulieren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- posit noun An idea or statement put forward as true, without proof.
- postulate noun A statement accepted as true without needing proof, and used as a starting point for an argument. In some fields it is treated differently from an axiom, applying to one particular subject rather than being universally true.
Senses
postulieren is used for these senses in English:
- posit To propose for consideration or study; to suggest.
posit — full definition
- noun An idea or statement put forward as true, without proof.
- 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.
postulate — full definition
- noun A statement accepted as true without needing proof, and used as a starting point for an argument. In some fields it is treated differently from an axiom, applying to one particular subject rather than being universally true.
- noun A basic idea or rule that something else is built on.
- noun Something that must be true or in place before something else can happen.
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