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Discover Ludwig"postulating that" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English
It means to propose or suggest something based on a theory or assumption. Example: "The scientist's research paper begins by postulating that the Earth's temperature is rising due to human activity." In this sentence, the author is stating that the scientist's theory is based on the assumption that human activity is causing a rise in the Earth's temperature. The phrase "postulating that" helps to introduce the theory being discussed. You can use "postulating that" when you want to introduce a theory or idea that is not yet proven, but is being presented as a possibility or potential explanation for something. It is often used in scientific or academic writing, but can also be used in other types of formal writing.
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"One must begin by postulating that truth is needed for its own sake and no other reason," she said.
In Medical nemesis, Ivan Illich coined the phrase "medicalisation of health", postulating that, as well as doing good, medicines can cause clinical and societal harm.
These results can best be explained by postulating that, in addition to evoking seizures, kainic acid also enhances the toxic effects of seizures on CA3-CA4 neurons.
An alternative theory is the other way around, postulating that poor sleep can alter pain processing and therefore causes pain [55, 56].
It seemed possible to explain these results by postulating that higher achieving students both take research courses and have a higher GPA.
Langenberg et al. interpret these findings by postulating that low childhood social class continues to influence adult social class as both variables were highly correlated [ 47].
There is, however, a problem with postulating that differences in X/A ratios of Ne as an explanation for the faster-X effect differences between the clades.
This dilemma is avoided by postulating that stimulus representation and stimulus equivalence involve different neural circuits.
He was postulating that in the takeover bid, the real asset they were after was he.
"What McCain is buying is credibility," he added, postulating that Mr. McCain would have looked weak had he not responded to Mr. Obama's advertising purchase.
The solution indeterminacy so introduced is traditionally overcome by postulating that some specific features characterize the elastic state.
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