postulatumn.

Brit.

/ˌpɒstjᵿˈleɪtəm/,

/ˌpɒstʃᵿˈleɪtəm/, U.S.

/ˌpɑstʃəˈleɪdəm/

Inflections: Plural postulata.

Forms: 1600s– postulatum. Plural 1600s–1700s postulatums, 1600s– postulata, 1700s postulata's, 1700s postulatum.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin postulātum.

Etymology: < classical Latin postulātum demand, petition, request (for post-classical Latin senses see etymological note at postulate n.²), use as noun of neuter past participle of postulāre to demand (see postulate v.). Compare postulate n.² N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (pǫstiŭlēⁱ·tɒ̆m) /pɒstjʊˈleɪtəm/.

a. A postulated proposition; = postulate n.² 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical reasoning > [noun] > deductivism or a priori reasoning > a principle or axiom

principlea1387

maximc1450

first principle1525

ground1528

principal1545

principium1550

protasis1572

theorem1588

postulate1590

axiom1593

groundsel1604

postulatuma1620

praecognitum1624

datum1646

self-evident1675

philosopheme1678

dictum of all and none1697

dictum of Aristotle1827

prius1882

ground rule1890

posit1900

a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) i. i. §4. 6 Which two postulata, if they be not..presumed by the Hearer,..there cannot possibly be any proceeding.

1672 Bp. J. Wilkins Of Princ. Nat. Relig. 12 In the same way and method as is used in the mathematicks, consisting of postulata, definitions, and axioms.

1698 J. Norris Treat. Several Subj. 42 For the Demonstration of this Proposition, I desire but this one Postulatum.

1725 N. Robinson New Theory of Physick 25 I shall take it as a Postulatum granted, viz. That the Heart is the principal Movement in human Bodies.

1789 R. Burns Let. 20 Jan. (1985) I. 355 It is the postulata, the axioms, the definition, of a character, which, if it appear at all, shall be placed in a variety of lights.

1827 W. Scott in Foreign Q. Rev. July 73 A train of acting and reasoning in itself just and probable, although the postulatum on which it is grounded is in the highest degree extravagant.

1853 Rep. Deb. & Proc. State Convent. (Mass., U.S.A.) 444/1 It is impossible to go on and investigate a subject unless we have some data from which to reason, some postulatum from which to draw inferences.

1934 S. O'Casey Within Gates iv. 133 It's a presumptuous postulatum, en' requires quite a lot of thinking out.

1985 New Yorker 22 Apr. 30/1 His thesis did not exist on paper. It was a portable postulatum that went wherever he went, a proposition that he unspooled for any willing audience.

†b. Mathematics. = postulate n.² 3. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [noun] > mathematical enquiry > proposition > self-evident or accepted without proof

petition1529

request1551

axiom1593

postulate1660

porime1702

postulatum1743

ansatz1936

1743 W. Emerson Doctr. Fluxions 1 Postulatum. That any Quantity may be supposed to be generated by continual Increase.

1743 W. Emerson Doctr. Fluxions 5 Now by the Postulatum, these Moments will increase the Quantities x, y, which therefore will become x + oẋ, and y + oẏ.

†2. A demand; a requirement; = postulate n.² 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > demand

demandc1290

postulate1588

postulatum1639

requisitive1751

the mind > language > speech > agreement > [noun] > terms of agreement > a condition or stipulation

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covenantc1440

conditionala1533

authorament1607

requisition1620

postulatum1639

thingum1649

qualification1660

ultimatum1733

requirement1737

term1746

stipulation1750

contingency1818

precondition1825

chapter1864

1639 W. Laud Let. in W. Prynne Canterburies Doome (1646) 234 Concerning your Postulata, I shall pray you to allow me the like freedome.

1663 J. Heath Flagellum 93 To that purpose several irreverend Postulata were put to him.

1703 D. Defoe in 15th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1899) App. iv. 62 To make any postulata of future loyalty and my obedient submission.

1733 J. Swift Let. 31 Mar. in G. Sherburn Corr. Alexander Pope (1956) III. 362 There must be some stipulations for my riding, with other necessary postulatums, and ultimatums.

†3. Something required to be done; a problem; a desideratum. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun] > that which is necessary > thing necessary to be done

postulatum1667

must1892

the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [noun] > mathematical enquiry > proposition > problem

problem1570

postulatum1667

1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 570 More easie wayes of performing this postulatum, are to be found in..Tacquet's Arithmetick.

1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia at Quadrature The quadrature, especially among the ancient mathematicians, was a great postulatum.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	postulatum
释义	postulatumn. Brit. /ˌpɒstjᵿˈleɪtəm/, /ˌpɒstʃᵿˈleɪtəm/, U.S. /ˌpɑstʃəˈleɪdəm/ Inflections: Plural postulata. Forms: 1600s– postulatum. Plural 1600s–1700s postulatums, 1600s– postulata, 1700s postulata's, 1700s postulatum. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin postulātum. Etymology: < classical Latin postulātum demand, petition, request (for post-classical Latin senses see etymological note at postulate n.²), use as noun of neuter past participle of postulāre to demand (see postulate v.). Compare postulate n.² N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (pǫstiŭlēⁱ·tɒ̆m) /pɒstjʊˈleɪtəm/. 1. a. A postulated proposition; = postulate n.² 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical reasoning > [noun] > deductivism or a priori reasoning > a principle or axiom principlea1387 maximc1450 first principle1525 ground1528 principal1545 principium1550 protasis1572 theorem1588 postulate1590 axiom1593 groundsel1604 postulatuma1620 praecognitum1624 datum1646 self-evident1675 philosopheme1678 dictum of all and none1697 dictum of Aristotle1827 prius1882 ground rule1890 posit1900 a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) i. i. §4. 6 Which two postulata, if they be not..presumed by the Hearer,..there cannot possibly be any proceeding. 1672 Bp. J. Wilkins Of Princ. Nat. Relig. 12 In the same way and method as is used in the mathematicks, consisting of postulata, definitions, and axioms. 1698 J. Norris Treat. Several Subj. 42 For the Demonstration of this Proposition, I desire but this one Postulatum. 1725 N. Robinson New Theory of Physick 25 I shall take it as a Postulatum granted, viz. That the Heart is the principal Movement in human Bodies. 1789 R. Burns Let. 20 Jan. (1985) I. 355 It is the postulata, the axioms, the definition, of a character, which, if it appear at all, shall be placed in a variety of lights. 1827 W. Scott in Foreign Q. Rev. July 73 A train of acting and reasoning in itself just and probable, although the postulatum on which it is grounded is in the highest degree extravagant. 1853 Rep. Deb. & Proc. State Convent. (Mass., U.S.A.) 444/1 It is impossible to go on and investigate a subject unless we have some data from which to reason, some postulatum from which to draw inferences. 1934 S. O'Casey Within Gates iv. 133 It's a presumptuous postulatum, en' requires quite a lot of thinking out. 1985 New Yorker 22 Apr. 30/1 His thesis did not exist on paper. It was a portable postulatum that went wherever he went, a proposition that he unspooled for any willing audience. †b. Mathematics. = postulate n.² 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [noun] > mathematical enquiry > proposition > self-evident or accepted without proof petition1529 request1551 axiom1593 postulate1660 porime1702 postulatum1743 ansatz1936 1743 W. Emerson Doctr. Fluxions 1 Postulatum. That any Quantity may be supposed to be generated by continual Increase. 1743 W. Emerson Doctr. Fluxions 5 Now by the Postulatum, these Moments will increase the Quantities x, y, which therefore will become x + oẋ, and y + oẏ. †2. A demand; a requirement; = postulate n.² 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > demand demandc1290 postulate1588 postulatum1639 requisitive1751 the mind > language > speech > agreement > [noun] > terms of agreement > a condition or stipulation mannerc1400 covenantc1440 conditionala1533 authorament1607 requisition1620 postulatum1639 thingum1649 qualification1660 ultimatum1733 requirement1737 term1746 stipulation1750 contingency1818 precondition1825 chapter1864 1639 W. Laud Let. in W. Prynne Canterburies Doome (1646) 234 Concerning your Postulata, I shall pray you to allow me the like freedome. 1663 J. Heath Flagellum 93 To that purpose several irreverend Postulata were put to him. 1703 D. Defoe in 15th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1899) App. iv. 62 To make any postulata of future loyalty and my obedient submission. 1733 J. Swift Let. 31 Mar. in G. Sherburn Corr. Alexander Pope (1956) III. 362 There must be some stipulations for my riding, with other necessary postulatums, and ultimatums. †3. Something required to be done; a problem; a desideratum. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun] > that which is necessary > thing necessary to be done postulatum1667 must1892 the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [noun] > mathematical enquiry > proposition > problem problem1570 postulatum1667 1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 570 More easie wayes of performing this postulatum, are to be found in..Tacquet's Arithmetick. 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia at Quadrature The quadrature, especially among the ancient mathematicians, was a great postulatum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1620
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