postulation
1. [ noun ] a formal message requesting something submitted to an authority
Synonyms: request petition
Related terms: message application demand solicitation motion petition
2. [ noun ] a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
Synonyms: predication
Related terms: declaration logic postulate
Similar spelling:   postulational
  postulate
  postulant
  postilion
  postulator
  postillion