postulation

Plural: postulations

Noun

• (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
• a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
• The act of postulating or something postulated.
• Something self-evident that can be assumed as the basis of an argument.
• The act of claiming for oneself; solicitation.

Synonyms

petition, predication, request