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postulate vs Bayes' postulate

Bayes' postulate vs postulate

postulate and Bayes' postulate both are nouns.

postulate is a verb but Bayes' postulate is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
postulate Yes No Yes No
Bayes' postulate Yes No No No
As nouns, Bayes' postulate is a hyponym of postulate; that is, Bayes' postulate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than postulate:
  • postulate: (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
  • Bayes' postulate: (statistics) the difficulty of applying Bayes' theorem is that the probabilities of the different causes are seldom known, in which case it may be postulated that they are all equal (sometimes known as postulating the equidistribution of ignorance)
Other hyponyms of postulate include assumption, premise, premiss.
postulate (noun) Bayes' postulate (noun)
(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning (statistics) the difficulty of applying Bayes' theorem is that the probabilities of the different causes are seldom known, in which case it may be postulated that they are all equal (sometimes known as postulating the equidistribution of ignorance)
postulate (verb) Bayes' postulate (verb)
take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
maintain or assert
require as useful, just, or proper
Difference between postulate and Bayes' postulate

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