postulate
verb (used with object)
to ask, demand, or claim.
Example Sentences
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The "capture" hypothesis, meanwhile, postulates that the moons are asteroids pulled in by Mars's gravity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, they found that one of the postulates used in the 2021 analysis was more restrictive than necessary.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
If this Little Man Theory is to be acknowledged and ultimately accepted, it must measure up to the call of any theory for testable hypotheses or postulates.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2023
There’s also string theory, which describes the universe as made of almost unimaginably small vibrating strings and, in current versions, postulates the existence of at least 10 dimensions.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 19, 2023
The whole collection of different formulations could be regarded as a complete unified theory, though one that could not be expressed in terms of a single set of postulates.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
