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PostulateA statement, also known as an Axiom, which is taken to be true without Proof. Postulates are the basic structurefrom which Lemmas and Theorems are derived. The whole of Euclidean Geometry, forexample, is based on five postulates known as Euclid's Postulates. See also Archimedes' Postulate, Axiom, Bertrand's Postulate, Conjecture, EquidistancePostulate, Euclid's Fifth Postulate, Euclid's Postulates, Lemma, Parallel Postulate,Porism, Proof, Theorem, Triangle Postulate
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