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noun

plural of postulate

as in assumptions

something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning one of the postulates that the true agnostic rejects is the assumption that it is even possible for us to know whether God exists

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verb

present tense third-person singular of postulate

as in assumes

to take as true or as a fact without actual proof postulates that all people are born with certain rights that can never be taken away from them

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Noun

Not really Dagmar Bruss, professor and Head of the Quantum Information Theory group at HHU, and her doctoral researcher, Pedro Barrios Hita, conducted a new analysis of the postulates used in the 2021 paper and found one to be too restrictive. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026 Another postulates that sleep removes waste from the brain. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026

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One of the theories postulates that the ribbon represents a group of particles that somehow leaked from the heliosphere and bounced around interstellar space before returning to the Solar System. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025

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Noun

First, misguided assumptions lead to isolation, as leaders wrongly believe others will react negatively to outreach, fostering social pessimism.

— Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Hundreds of thousands of newcomers arrived from across the country, bringing different religious experiences, different politics and different assumptions.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of assumptions

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This means large language models cannot independently invent groundbreaking theories or offer original insights.

— Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Even today, astronomers are still trying to understand exactly how these extraordinary objects form, with recent observations continuing to challenge existing theories about their evolution.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of theories

Noun

Microsoft is already deploying autonomous threat-detection capabilities capable of continuously investigating incidents, developing hypotheses, gathering supporting evidence and identifying malicious activity that traditional processes can miss.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The World Health Organization’s independent scientific advisory group reported in 2025 that much of the information needed to fully evaluate the competing hypotheses had not been provided by China.

— Art Jipson, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

Definition of hypotheses

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Businesses need to make investments in automated containment, behavior-centric detection, and ongoing validation that presumes attackers will act independently.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
One presumes that this parent is also constantly looking at her phone.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 16 July 2026

Definition of presumes

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The study hypothesizes that the supergiant reversion may trigger a cool-down period.

— Jay Kakade July 23, Refractor, 23 July 2026
The team hypothesizes that the bats anchored themselves to landmarks in their environment, such as the coastline, the experimenters’ tents, and their perches.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026

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