| 单词 | posit |
| 释义 | posit (once / 12223 pages) vn To posit something is to assume or suggest that it is true. You can posit an idea or opinion. When you posit, you submit an idea or give an opinion. Scientists posit many ideas — called hypotheses — that they then try to prove or disprove through experimentation and research. In science, you hear about positing a lot, and the same is true in math and logic. When you say "If X, then Y" you're positing a proposition. Positing can also mean to put something somewhere firmly — this means to deposit, fix, or situate. WORD FAMILYposit: posited, positing, posits USAGE EXAMPLESIt was during her autobiographical one-woman stage show, “Wishful Drinking,” that she first posited the idea for “Bipolar Pride Day.” New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) World Tour, Napier-Bell’s posited, would prove that the Communist Party welcomed visitors and help to lure foreign investment. Time(Dec 26, 2016) Perhaps the solution is glaringly obvious: In “Abominable Bride,” Watson posits his own theory for how the woman and Moriarty got away with their suicide. Time(Dec 25, 2016) 1v take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom He posited three basic laws of nature Syn|Hypo|Hyper postulate assert, insist assert to be true presuppose, suppose take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand 2v put before Syn|Hyper put forward, state, submit advise, propose, suggest make a proposal, declare a plan for something 3v put (something somewhere) firmly She posited her hand on his shoulder Syn|Hypo|Hyper deposit, fix, situate bury place in the earth and cover with soil sedimentdeposit as a sediment lay, place, pose, position, put, set put into a certain place or abstract location 4n (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning Syn|Hypo|Hyper postulate Bayes' 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) assumption, premise, premissa statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn major premise, major premissthe premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) minor premise, minor premiss, subsumptionthe premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) thesisan unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument condition, precondition, stipulationan assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else scenarioa postulated sequence of possible events proposition (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false |
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