predication
NounSynonyms:
postulation
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argumentSynonyms: postulation
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Predication \Pred`i*ca"tion\, n. [L. praedicatio: cf. F. pr['e]dication.]
1.The act of predicating, or of affirming one thing of another; affirmation; assertion. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
2.Preaching. [Obs. or Scot.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]