American English pronunciation
How to pronounce posit
IPA transcription: ['pɑzət]
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Noun
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(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
Verb
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put before
“I submit to you that the accused is guilty”
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put (something somewhere) firmly
“She posited her hand on his shoulder”
“deposit the suitcase on the bench”
“fix your eyes on this spot”
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take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
“He posited three basic laws of nature”
Usage examples
- The same phrase with purely positive connotations is used in part of England.
- The two men hurried back and found the cylinder still lying in the same position.
- He saw none of the anomaly of his position.
- It was this proposition that started the big idea in Daughtry's mind.
- It was a very lucid exposition of the law as it then stood.
- The position was eventually given to Lauri Porra from metal band Warmen.
- The film's initial release was met with positive reviews.
- The initial attack failed, and the Muscovites withdrew toward their starting positions.
- Ways and means are principally provided by the imposition of taxation.
- From that consultation a position paper was produced.