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postulate

Summary

postulate ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • postulate is a type of proposition[2].
  • postulate's said to be the same as is recorded as axiom[3].
  • postulate's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[4].
  • postulate's described by source is recorded as Q140169500[5].
  • postulate's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[6].

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Definition and Type

postulate is a type of proposition[2].

Why It Matters

postulate ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[1] postulate has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] postulate is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_postulate_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{postulate}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/postulate}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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  1. 15d ago · AddyLockPool · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Said to be the same as → axiom
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → proposition
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q140169500]], Moving from [[Q17736]]"
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