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Theorem: A Proven Statement.

Postulate: An Accepted Statement without Proof.

They mean similar things. A postulate is an unproven statement that is considered to be true; however a theorem is simply a statement that may be true or false, but only considered to be true if it has been proven.

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Axioms are statements that cannot be proven: they are usually basic, self-evident and form the starting points of a logical structure. Postulates are statements (or propositions) that appear to be reasonable but have yet to be proven. Theorems are statements that have been proven.

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An axiom is a statement which is self-apparently true. It cannot be proved.

A postulate is a statement which someone believes to be true. Normally it should be possible to prove or disprove it but that has not yet been done.

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They both are statements that cannot or have not been proven yet, but cannot be proven wrong. They are used as facts would be used to prove other things.

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A postulate is a proposition that has yet to be proved. A theorem has been proved.

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A postulate is a statement that is assumed or believed to be true but it may turn out not to be. A theorem has been proven to be true, based on axioms.

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What is the difference between and axiom and a postulate?

There is no difference - synonymous.


What are synonyms of postulate?

Educated guess.


What is a real world example of a postulate or axiom?

an axiom is a fact/property such as "ac = ca"


What is another name for the parallel postulate?

Playfair Axiom


Another name for the Playfair Axiom?

parallel postulate


What is a statement that is accepted as true without proof.?

A postulate or axiom


What is also called an axiom?

In classical studies, it is also called a postulate.


What is the accepted statement of fact?

A postulate or axiom is an accepted statement of fact.


What is another name for the Playfair Axiom?

Another name for the Playfair Axiom is the Euclid's Parallel Postulate. It states that given a line and a point not on that line, there is exactly one line parallel to the given line passing through the given point.


Through a given point not on a given line there is exactly one line parallel to the given line?

The Playfair Axiom (or "Parallel Postulate")


An axiom or a is an accepted statement of fact?

A postulate is assumed to be a fact and used to derive conclusions. However, there is no assurance that the postulate is itself true and so all the derived conclusions may depend on a proposition that is not necessarily true. Euclid's fifth, or parallel) postulate in geometry is a notable example.


What is the difference between an axiom and a theorem?

An axiom is a self-evident statement that is assumed to be true. A theorem is proved to be true.