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postulate
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin postul?t- (“asked”), from the verb postul?re (“to ask”), from Latin postul? (“request”).
Pronunciation
- Noun
- (UK) enPR: p?s?tyo?o-l?t IPA(key): /?p?stj?l?t/
- (US) enPR: p?s?ch?-l?t, p?s?ch?-l?t', IPA(key): /?p?st??l?t/, /?p?st???le?t/
- Hyphenation: pos?tu?late
- Adjective
- (UK) enPR: p?s?tyo?o-l?t IPA(key): /?p?stj?l?t/
- (US) enPR: p?s?ch?-l?t, IPA(key): /?p?st??l?t/
- Hyphenation: pos?tu?late
- Verb
- (UK) enPR: p?s?tyo?o-l?t IPA(key): /?p?stj?le?t/
- (US) enPR: p?s?ch?-l?t' IPA(key): /?p?st???le?t/
- Hyphenation: pos?tu?late
Noun
postulate (plural postulates)
- 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.
- A fundamental element; a basic principle.
- (logic) An axiom.
- A requirement; a prerequisite.
Derived terms
- parallel postulate
- universal postulate
Translations
Adjective
postulate (not comparable)
- Postulated.
Verb
postulate (third-person singular simple present postulates, present participle postulating, simple past and past participle postulated)
- To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.
- 1883, Benedictus de Spinoza, translated by R. H. M. Elwes, Ethics, Part 3, Prop. XXII,
- But this pleasure or pain is postulated to come to us accompanied by the idea of an external cause; […]
- 1911, Encyclopædia Britannica, "Infinite",
- [T]he attempt to arrive at a physical explanation of existence led the Ionian thinkers to postulate various primal elements or simply the infinite ?? ???????.
- 1883, Benedictus de Spinoza, translated by R. H. M. Elwes, Ethics, Part 3, Prop. XXII,
- (transitive, intransitive, Christianity, historical) To appoint or request one's appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
- 1874, John Small (ed.), The Poetical Works of Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld, Vol 1, p. xvi
- [A]lthough Douglas was postulated to it [the Abbacy of Arbroath], and signed letters and papers under this designation his nomination […] was never completed.
- 1874, John Small (ed.), The Poetical Works of Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld, Vol 1, p. xvi
- (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To request, demand or claim for oneself.
Derived terms
- postulation
- postulational
Translations
Anagrams
- attopulse
Italian
Verb
postulate
- second-person plural present indicative of postulare
- second-person plural imperative of postulare
- feminine plural of postulato
Latin
Verb
postul?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of postul?
postulate From the web:
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view
English
Etymology
From Middle English vewe, from Anglo-Norman vewe, from Old French veue f (French vue f), feminine past participle of veoir (“to see”) (French voir). Cognate with Italian vedere, as well as Portuguese and Spanish ver. Doublet of veduta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vju?/
- Rhymes: -u?
Noun
view (plural views)
- (physical) Visual perception.
- The act of seeing or looking at something.
- , Book II, Chapter XXI
- Objects near our view are apt to be thought greater than those of a larger size are more remote.
- , Book II, Chapter XXI
- The range of vision.
- Synonyms: sight, eyeshot
- The walls of Pluto's palace are in view.
- Something to look at, such as scenery.
- Synonym: vista
- 1799, Thomas Campbell, s:The Pleasures of Hope
- 'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view.
- (Internet) An individual viewing of a web page or a video by a user.
- Synonyms: (of a webpage) pageview, (of a video) play
- (obsolete) Appearance; show; aspect.
- c. 1648, Edmund Waller, The Night-Piece
- [Graces] which, by the splendor of her view / Dazzled, before we never knew.
- c. 1648, Edmund Waller, The Night-Piece
- The act of seeing or looking at something.
- A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
- An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
- A mental image.
- A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.
- to give a right view of this mistaken part of liberty
- A point of view.
- An intention or prospect.
- No man ever sets himself about anything but upon some view or other which serves him for a reason for what he does
- A mental image.
- (computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
- (computing, programming) The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with
- A wake. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Antonyms
- (part of computer program): model, controller
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
view (third-person singular simple present views, present participle viewing, simple past and past participle viewed)
- (transitive) To look at.
- The video was viewed by millions of people.
- (transitive) To regard in a stated way.
- I view it as a serious breach of trust.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:deem
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- see
- look
- voyeur
Anagrams
- wive
Middle English
Noun
view
- Alternative form of vewe
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English view.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /viw/
- Homophone: viu
Noun
view f (plural views)
- (databases) view (logical table formed from data from physical tables)
- Synonym: visão
view From the web:
- what viewpoint is being expressed in the e-mail
- what viewpoint is the author suggesting
- what view of war is presented in micromegas
- what views are available in outlook 2016
- what viewpoint is expressed in this excerpt
- what view does zoom record
- how to email the view
- how to send an email to the view
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