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- Dictionaryposit/ˈpɒzɪt/
verb
- 1. put forward as fact or as a basis for argument: "the Confucian view posits a perfectible human nature"
- 2. put in position; place: "the Professor posits Cohen in his second category of poets"
noun
- 1. a statement which is made on the assumption that it will prove to be true.
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POSIT definition: 1. to suggest something as a basic fact or principle from which a further idea is formed or…. Learn more.
1. : to dispose or set firmly : fix. 2. : to assume or affirm the existence of : postulate. 3. : to propose as an explanation : suggest. Examples of posit in a Sentence.
POSIT meaning: 1. to suggest something as a basic fact or principle from which a further idea is formed or…. Learn more.
Posit definition: to place, put, or set.. See examples of POSIT used in a sentence.
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.
If you posit something, you suggest or assume it as the basis for an argument or calculation.
1. to assume or put forward as fact or the factual basis for an argument; postulate. 2. to put in position. n. a fact, idea, etc, that is posited; assumption. [C17: from Latin pōnere to place, position]
