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Posit

Posit Definition And Meaning
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.

Posit Definition And Meaning

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"

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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