Premisse vs Postulate - What's the difference?
premisse | postulate |
Premisse has no English definition.
Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument.
A fundamental element; a basic principle.
(logic) An axiom.
A requirement; a prerequisite.
To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.
* 1883 , , Prop. XXII,
* 1911 , Encyclopædia Britannica , "",
(ambitransitive, Christianity, historical) To appoint or request one's appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
* 1874 , John Small (ed.), The Poetical Works of Gavin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld , Vol 1,
(ambitransitive, obsolete) To request, demand or claim for oneself.
Premisse is likely misspelled.
Premisse has no English definition.
As a noun postulate is
something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument.As a verb postulate is
to assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.As an adjective postulate is
postulated.premisse
Not English
Premisse has no English definition. It may be misspelled.English words similar to 'premisse':
principle, premise, permease, promise, pyranose, pruinose, primosome, preimage, primase, promisee, proenzyme, premake, pronase, primage, pranksome, prenazone, pramoxine, preionize, praunce, primocane, pornocore, preengage, prankee, promazine, premouse, premice, promisseepostulate
English
(wikipedia postulate)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(postulat)- But this pleasure or pain is postulated to come to us accompanied by the idea of an external cause;
- [T]he attempt to arrive at a physical explanation of existence led the Ionian thinkers to postulate various primal elements or simply the infinite ?? ???????.
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- [A]lthough Douglas was postulated to it [the Abbacy of Arbroath], and signed letters and papers under this designation his nomination was never completed.