Postulate
Postulate
Postulate (/ˈpɒstjʊlət/, from Latin: postulare, to ask) is a term that is often used in various fields of study, including mathematics, philosophy, and medicine. In the context of medicine, a postulate is a statement that is assumed to be true without proof, and is used as a starting point for further investigation or reasoning.
Etymology
The term "postulate" originates from the Latin word "postulare", which means "to ask". It was first used in the English language in the 16th century, and has since been adopted into various fields of study.
Medical Usage
In medicine, a postulate is often used as a basis for research or hypothesis testing. For example, Koch's postulates are a set of criteria that were established by the German physician Robert Koch to identify the causative agent of a particular disease.
Related Terms
- Hypothesis: A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
- Theory: A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
- Axiom: A statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
- Theorem: A general proposition not self-evident but proved by a chain of reasoning; a truth established by means of accepted truths.
- Corollary: A proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Postulate
- Wikipedia's article - Postulate
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