Meaning & use
postulate
A statement accepted as true without proof, used as a starting point for further reasoning.
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One basic postulate in geometry is that a straight line can be drawn between any two points.
The proof began by stating the postulate the argument would rely on.
A note on using this word
A postulate is accepted without proof, while a theorem is a statement that has been proven using postulates and logic.
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