n.
Pronunciation: ' päs-ch ə -l ə t, - ˌ l ā t
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin postulatum, from neuter of postulatus, past participle of postulare to assume, from Latin, to demand
Date: 1646
1 : a hypothesis advanced as an essential presupposition, condition, or premise of a train of reasoning
2 : AXIOM 3