What is the difference between a postulate and a theorem?

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What is the difference between a postulate and a theroem?

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Both theorems and postulates are statements of geometrical truth, such as All right angles are congruent or All radii of a circle are congruent. The difference between postulates and theorems is that postulates are assumed to be true, but theorems must be proven to be true based on postulates and/or already-proven theorems.

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