Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postulation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
pos-tu-la-tion
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of postulating or something postulated.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something self-evident that can be assumed as the basis of an argument.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of claiming for oneself; solicitation.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

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What does postulation mean?
The act of postulating or something postulated.

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