postulatory

adjective

pos·​tu·​la·​to·​ry

-tȯr-,

-ri

: involving assumptions : hypothetical

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin postulatorius, from Latin, petitionary, from postulatus (past participle of postulare to postulate) + -orius -ory

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