postulate

ˈpɒstjʊlət
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Translation of postulate from English into Spanish,

Verb

tr.

logic theory

TECH.
suggest or assume something as a starting point for reasoning
TECH.
  • Scientists postulate the existence of dark matter.Los científicos postulan la existencia de la materia oscura.

Noun

1.

principle

TECH.
fundamental principle or basic element
TECH.
  • Equality is a postulate of democracy.La igualdad es un postulado de la democracia.
2.

philosophy

TECH.
axiom or proposition accepted as true
TECH.
  • In geometry, a postulate is taken as true.En geometría, se toma un postulado como verdadero.
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Expressions with postulate: examples in English and translations in Spanish

postulado de Bayes
Bayes' postulate simplifies the problem by assuming equal probabilities.
postulado de Euclides
Euclid's postulate forms the basis of many geometric proofs.

Synonyms and analogies of postulate in English

Examples of postulate in a sentence

  • He postulates that memories form during sleep.
  • The theory rests on a postulate of inherent goodness.
  • Mathematics often begins with a postulate.
  • The philosopher introduced a new postulate in his lecture.
  • Scientists debated the validity of the postulate.

Translations of "postulate" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
postuladonm.

However, there are positions in favor and against this postulate.

Sin embargo, existen posturas a favor y en contra de dicho postulado.

postulantadonm.

Then, there is a time of "postulate" (one or two years) during which you will live in a community.

Luego, hay un tiempo que se llama postulantado (uno o dos años), durante el cual vivirás en una comunidad.

premisanf.

You draw a wrong conclusion from a correct postulate.

Ud. saca una conclusión errónea de una premisa correcta.

principionm.

We can postulate that mentally handicapped people are covered by this principle as well.

Podemos suponer que las personas con discapacidad mental también son cubiertas por este principio.

axiomanm.

The word postulate means the same thing as axiom.

El palabra postulado significa la misma cosa que axioma.

Verb
postularv.

It is obviously no solution to postulate something even more improbable.

Obviamente, el postular algo aún más improbable no es una solución.

suponerv.

We can postulate that mentally handicapped people are covered by this principle as well.

Podemos suponer que las personas con discapacidad mental también son cubiertas por este principio.

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postulate: Examples and translations in context

Baptism is not a postulate, nor is it an abstract idea.

El bautismo no es un postulado, ni tampoco una idea abstracta.

And in fact, this leads us to the second postulate.

Y, de hecho, esto nos conduce al segundo postulado.

This postulate was reflected in the text of the resolution.

Este postulado quedó reflejado en el texto de la resolución.

There's a similar postulate that you should know about planes.

Hay un postulado similar que deberían saber sobre los planos.

This philosophical postulate is known as the «plurality of worlds».

Este postulado filosófico es conocido como la «pluralidad de los mundos».

This postulate finds its methodological development in the idea of reflexivity.

Este postulado encuentra su desarrollo metodológico en la idea de reflexividad.

The postulate that pregnancy is not a disease is widespread.

El postulado de que el embarazo no es una enfermedad está muy extendido.

To test their postulate that innate optimism is at work with marketing promotions, making "uncertainty" a valid marketing strategy, the researchers designed several incentive experiments.

Para poner a prueba su premisa de que el optimismo innato interviene en las promociones de marketing, lo que convierte la «incertidumbre» en una estrategia de marketing válida, los investigadores diseñaron varios experimentos sobre incentivos.

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