knowledge vs postulate

knowledge

noun
  • Something that can be known; a branch of learning; a piece of information; a science. 

  • Sexual intimacy or intercourse (now usually in phrase carnal knowledge). 

  • Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information. 

  • The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. 

  • Justified true belief 

  • The total of what is known; all information and products of learning. 

  • The deep familiarity with certain routes and places of interest required by taxicab drivers working in London, England. 

  • Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something. 

  • Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc. 

postulate

noun
  • An axiom. 

  • Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption. 

  • A requirement; a prerequisite. 

  • A fundamental element; a basic principle. 

adj
  • Postulated. 

verb
  • To appoint or request one's appointment to an ecclesiastical office. 

  • To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument. 

How often have the words knowledge and postulate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )