0 to suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or developed:
[ + that ] It was the Greek astronomer, Ptolemy, who postulated that the earth was at the centre of the universe.
1 an idea that is suggested or accepted as a basic principle before a further idea is formed or developed from it
2 to suggest or accept that a theory or idea is true as a starting point for reasoning or discussion:
[ + that clause ] Astronomers postulate that the comet will reappear in 4000 years.
They are also postulated to stimulate other cells for granuloma formation.
The advantage of postulating such a dependency is that the grammar rules used for subordinate clauses are also applicable in main clauses.
If so, then postulating a veil of ignorance is a quite different move from postulating impartiality.
The coupling with the domain is small since it postulates and uses only prototypical descriptions of simple structures.
As a first hypothesis, it may be postulated that there is a large 'core distribution', and that flies outside this range are genetically differentiated.
Firstly, in contrast with daily hassles, cumulative trivia specifically postulates that loss of independence will occur in the absence of interruption or intervention for trivia.
Thus, the law is itself postulated as an objective, ontological feature of the behaviour of individual objects ; induction relies upon the postulated lawfulness.
The implied adult attachment model thus postulates that earned secures will parent as competently as continuous secures and better than insecures.
