| Pronunciation: | | 'pâzit
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | deposit, fix, postulate, postulate, situate |
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| | See Also: | | assert, assumption, bury, insist, lay, place, pose, position, premise, premiss, presuppose, proposition, put, sediment, set |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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