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单词 postulate
释义
Postulate
nnoun.communication(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
Topic:logic
Synset:posit
Derivationally Related Form:positpostulate
Hypernyms:proposition
Inherited Hypernyms:postulatepropositionstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Bayes' postulateassumptionpremisepremiss
Full Hyponyms:
bayes' postulateboundary conditionconditionmajor premiseminor premisepremiseprovisionscenariothesis
vverb.communicationmaintain or assert
Synset:contend
Examples:
  • He contended that Communism had no future
Derivationally Related Form:contention
Hypernyms:claim
Inherited Hypernyms:contendclaimaffirm
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s that CLAUSE
vverb.cognitiontake as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
Synset:posit
Examples:
  • He posited three basic laws of nature
Derivationally Related Form:postulatorpositpositionpostulatepostulation
Hypernyms:presuppose suppose
Inherited Hypernyms:postulatepresupposeassumeexpectevaluatethink
Direct Hyponyms:assertinsist
Full Troponyms:insist
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Something ---s something
vverb.stativerequire as useful, just, or proper
Synset:ask call for demand involve necessitate need require take
Examples:
  • 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
  • This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
Antonyms:obviate
Derivationally Related Form:requirementnecessitydemandneed
Inherited Hypernyms:necessitate
Direct Hyponyms:claimcompelcostcry forcry out fordrawexactgoverntake
Full Troponyms:claimcompelcostcry out fordrawgovern
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something | It ---s that CLAUSE (apply to: necessitate, require) | Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE (apply to: require) | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: need)
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