postulate
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/ˈpɑːstʃəleɪt/
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/ˈpɒstʃəleɪt/
to assume something is true without proof, as a basis for further investigation or argument.
Scientists postulated that the new planet could have rings like Saturn.
과학자들은 새로운 행성이 토성과 같은 고리를 가질 수 있다고 가정했습니다.
a statement or principle that is accepted as true, especially in order to provide a basis for an argument or theory.
His theory was based on a set of postulates that were widely accepted by the scientific community.
그의 이론은 과학계에서 널리 받아들여진 일련의 가정에 기반을 두고 있었습니다.