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ILE Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

A postulate is not proved/A postulate is not a proof, but is assumed to be true.

A postulate is not proved/A postulate is not a proof, but is assumed to be true.

Please help me to determine the right one and thanks.

Isabelle
  

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Postulate: A thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief. A postulate is something that has not been proved , but is assumed to be true. Proof: Evidence or argument establishing or helping to establish a fact or the truth of a statement Here, you have treated the noun "proof" as a countable noun.

— JohnParis

  • Postulate: A thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.
  • A postulate is something that has not been proved , but is assumed to be true.
  • Proof: Evidence or argument establishing or helping to establish a fact or the truth of a statement Here, you have treated the noun "proof" as a countable noun.
  • It isn't.
  • It is both plural and singular.
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Postulate: A thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.

A postulate is something that has not been proved, but is assumed to be true.

Proof: Evidence or argument establishing or helping to establish a fact or the truth of a statement

Here, you have treated the noun
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I understand it now, thanks for the corrections and explanation.

Thanks, JohnParis.

Isabelle
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Hi,

I'd chose #1 in most contexts.

Clive
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Hi Clive, thanks for citing the preference. For all you know, I'll almost always choose to follow the choice of native speakers. Emotion: smile
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