postulation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

postulation
    n 1: (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something
         that can be assumed as the basis for argument [syn:
         {postulation}, {predication}]
    2: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an
       authority [syn: {request}, {petition}, {postulation}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Postulation \Pos`tu*la"tion\, n. [L. postulatio: cf. F.
   postulation.]
   The act of postulating, or that which is postulated;
   assumption; solicitation; suit; cause.
   [1913 Webster]

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