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posit
pos·it P0463800 (pŏz′ĭt)tr.v. pos·it·ed, pos·it·ing, pos·its 1. To assume or put forward, as for consideration or the basis of argument: "If a book is hard going, it ought to be good. If it posits a complex moral situation, it ought to be even better" (Anthony Burgess).2. To place firmly in position.Phrasal Verb: posit on (or upon) To base (something) on an assumption regarding (something else); assume (something) to have (something else) as a basis: "His plan was posited on luck and failed to take account of delays caused by adverse weather and disease" (Fergus Fleming).
[From Latin positus, past participle of pōnere, to place; see position.]posit (ˈpɒzɪt) vb (tr) 1. to assume or put forward as fact or the factual basis for an argument; postulate2. to put in positionna fact, idea, etc, that is posited; assumption[C17: from Latin pōnere to place, position]pos•it (ˈpɒz ɪt)
v.t. 1. to lay down or assume as a fact or principle; postulate. 2. to place, put, or set. n. 3. something posited; assumption; postulate. [1640–50; < Latin positus, past participle of pōnere to place, put] posit
Past participle: posited
Gerund: positing
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| I posit | | you posit | | he/she/it posits | | we posit | | you posit | | they posit |
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| I posited | | you posited | | he/she/it posited | | we posited | | you posited | | they posited |
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| I am positing | | you are positing | | he/she/it is positing | | we are positing | | you are positing | | they are positing |
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| I have posited | | you have posited | | he/she/it has posited | | we have posited | | you have posited | | they have posited |
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| I was positing | | you were positing | | he/she/it was positing | | we were positing | | you were positing | | they were positing |
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| I had posited | | you had posited | | he/she/it had posited | | we had posited | | you had posited | | they had posited |
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| I will posit | | you will posit | | he/she/it will posit | | we will posit | | you will posit | | they will posit |
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| I will have posited | | you will have posited | | he/she/it will have posited | | we will have posited | | you will have posited | | they will have posited |
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| I will be positing | | you will be positing | | he/she/it will be positing | | we will be positing | | you will be positing | | they will be positing |
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| I have been positing | | you have been positing | | he/she/it has been positing | | we have been positing | | you have been positing | | they have been positing |
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| I will have been positing | | you will have been positing | | he/she/it will have been positing | | we will have been positing | | you will have been positing | | they will have been positing |
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| I had been positing | | you had been positing | | he/she/it had been positing | | we had been positing | | you had been positing | | they had been positing |
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| I would posit | | you would posit | | he/she/it would posit | | we would posit | | you would posit | | they would posit |
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| I would have posited | | you would have posited | | he/she/it would have posited | | we would have posited | | you would have posited | | they would have posited |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | posit - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoningpostulateBayes' postulate - (statistics) the difficulty of applying Bayes' theorem is that the probabilities of the different causes are seldom known, in which case it may be postulated that they are all equal (sometimes known as postulating the equidistribution of ignorance)logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inferenceproposition - (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or falseassumption, premise, premiss - a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" | | Verb | 1. | posit - put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"situate, deposit, fixbury - place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"sediment - deposit as a sediment | | 2. | posit - put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"put forward, state, submitpropose, suggest, advise - make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" | | 3. | posit - take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"postulatepresuppose, suppose - take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"insist, assert - assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society" |
positverb put forward, advance, submit, state, assume, assert, presume, predicate, postulate, propound Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness.positverbTo take for granted without proof:assume, postulate, premise, presume, presuppose, suppose.Informal: reckon.TranslationsPostulatpostulierenpostuladopostularproponerpostulerpostularproporставить
POSIT
POSIT(Profiles for Open Systems Internetworking Technologies) A set of voluntary standards published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for network equipment purchased by the U.S. government. It is the successor to GOSIP.POSIT
POSITAn electronic system that matches buy and sell orders made on an exchange by institutional investors. It was established jointly by BARRA and Investment Technology Group in 1987.POSIT An electronic system launched in 1987 that matches institutional buy and sell orders for individual stocks and for portfolios of stocks. Trades are priced from the stock's primary market at the time the match is run, and matches take place at the midpoint of the best asking price and the best selling price. POSIT is a joint venture between Investment Technology Group and BARRA, a financial data provider.POSIT
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posit
Synonyms for positverb put forwardSynonyms- put forward
- advance
- submit
- state
- assume
- assert
- presume
- predicate
- postulate
- propound
Synonyms for positverb to take for granted without proofSynonyms- assume
- postulate
- premise
- presume
- presuppose
- suppose
- reckon
Synonyms for positnoun (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoningSynonymsRelated Words- Bayes' postulate
- logic
- proposition
- assumption
- premise
- premiss
verb put (something somewhere) firmlySynonymsRelated Words- bury
- lay
- place
- put
- set
- position
- pose
- sediment
verb put beforeSynonymsRelated Wordsverb take as a givenSynonymsRelated Words- presuppose
- suppose
- insist
- assert
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