Assume something or present it as a fact and you postulate it. Physicists postulate the existence of parallel universes, which is a little mind blowing.
Something demanded or asserted; especially, a position or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is considered as self-evident; a truth to which assent may be demanded or challenged, without argument or evidence.
Noun
(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
Verb
take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"
Verb
maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"
Verb
require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert";
n.
Something demanded or asserted; especially, a position
or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is considered as
self-evident; a truth to which assent may be demanded or challenged,
without argument or evidence.
n.
The enunciation of a self-evident problem, in
distinction from an axiom, which is the enunciation of a self-evident
theorem.
a.
Postulated.
v. t.
To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate
conclusions.
v. t.
To take without express consent; to assume.
v. t.
To invite earnestly; to solicit.
Postulate
The distinction between a postulate and an axiom lies in this, -- that the latter is admitted to be self-evident, while the former may be agreed upon between two reasoners, and admitted by both, but not as proposition which it would be impossible to deny.
Postulate
Postulate
The Byzantine emperors appear to have . . . postulated a sort of paramount supremacy over this nation.3.
Something demanded or asserted; especially, a position or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is considered as self-evident; a truth to which assent may be demanded or challenged, without argument or evidence.
Postulated.
To beg, or assume without proof;
Usage Examples
My idea in terms of managing a narrative, or in thinking in my creative life, is that you could easily argue that the past, the present and the future all occur simultaneously, and if you can postulate that, then you're not strictly bound to a linear narrative.
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Other Usage ExamplesI don't dare postulate about science, but I know that it takes both emotion and intellect in order for art to happen.