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postulate: see axiom axiom, in mathematics and logic, general statement accepted without proof as the basis for logically deducing other statements (theorems). Examples of axioms used widely in mathematics are those related to equality (e.g. ..... Click the link for more information. . postulate Logic Maths an unproved and indemonstrable statement that should be taken for granted: used as an initial premise or underlying hypothesis in a process of reasoning postulate [′päs·chə·lət] (mathematics) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Readers who enjoy novels filled with philosophical theories and postulations on alternate realities will revel in the complexity. Then, to help complicate contemporary discourses about the liaison in ways that exceed postulations of a mutually pleasurable interracial affair between Jefferson and Hemings, I perform a set of close readings of scenes from Chase-Riboud's neoslave narrative, tracing the ways this work ironically romances bondage yet provokes contemplation on the inner workings of coersubmission within sexual relations that appear consensual when in fact they are shaped by the forcible protocols of slavery. In making such postulations, Sornette predicts that the end of the world's economic-growth era will occur around 2050. |
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