postulato

postulate

noun poh-stoo-LAH-toh Rare

Origin: From Latin postulatum, 'a thing demanded', from postulare, 'to demand'.

Also means

axiom

Usage Note

Postulato is used in mathematics, logic, and philosophy for a foundational assumption accepted without proof. It also functions as the past participle of the verb postulare ('to postulate'), but in practice it is almost always used as a noun. In the Catholic Church, postulato can also refer to the stage before novitiate, though this usage is highly specialized.

Examples

"Questo è un postulato fondamentale della geometria."

Natural Translation

This is a fundamental postulate of geometry.

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