About The Word Posit
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Posit
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What's The Definition Of Posit?
[n] (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
[v] take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature" [v] put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" Synonyms | Synonyms for Posit: deposit | fix | postulate | postulate | situate Related Terms | Find terms related to Posit: advance | apriorism | assert | assume | hypothesize | lay | lay down | offer | park | place | pose | post | postulate | postulation | predicate | premise | presume | presumption | presupposition | propose | propound | put | put forth | put forward | seat | set | set forth | station | stick | submit | supposition | thesis See Also | assert | assumption | bury | insist | lay | place | pose | position | premise | premiss | presuppose | proposition | put | sediment | set Posit In Webster's Dictionary \Pos"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Posited}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Positing}.] [L. ponere, positum, to place. See {Position}.]
1. To dispose or set firmly or fixedly; to place or dispose
in relation to other objects. --Sir M. Hale.
2. (Logic) To assume as real or conceded; as, to posit a
principle. --Sir W. Hamilton.
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