Source Word
postulate
IPA(Pronunciation)
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.
Japanese Meaning
証明や裏付けなしに当然のこととみなされ、議論の基礎として採用される前提や仮定。 / 特定の科学分野や文脈で使用され、普遍的な真理とされるのではなく、他の公理に基づいて導かれる条件や想定
Sense(1)
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.
Sense(2)
Sense(4)
( plural )