Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun postulation
2 senses of postulation
Sense 1
postulation, predication -- ((logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument)
=> declaration -- (a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written))
Sense 2
request, petition, postulation -- (a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority)
=> message, content, subject matter, substance -- (what a communication that is about something is about)