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postulational

(ˌpɒstjʊˈleɪʃənəl)
adj
of or relating to postulation
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Adj. 1. postulational - of or relating to or derived from axioms; "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens
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