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POSTULATE (1)
POSTULATE (1)
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(1)
(
noun
)
a
conclusion
,
decision
or
resolution
made by the
individual
himself on his own
self
-
determinism
on
data
of the
past
, known or unknown. The
postulate
is always known. It is made upon the
evaluation
of
data
by the
individual
or on
impulse
without
data
. It resolves a
problem
of the
past
, decides on problems or observations in the present or
sets
a pattern for the
future
.
(2)
(verb)
conclude, decide or
resolve
a
problem
or
set
a pattern for the
future
or
nullify
a pattern of the
past
.
—
APA
Glossary (app 11.7.90)