What is "posit" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does posit mean in English? Meaning of posit definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "posit" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "posit": (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

Noun

  • Meaning: (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
  • Synonyms: posit postulate
  • Hyponyms: assumption bayes' postulate premise premiss
  • Hypernyms: proposition
  • Meaning of "posit": put (something somewhere) firmly

    Verb

  • Meaning: put (something somewhere) firmly
  • Example: She posited her hand on his shoulder deposit the suitcase on the bench fix your eyes on this spot
  • Synonyms: deposit fix posit situate
  • Hyponyms: bury sediment
  • Hypernyms: lay place pose position put set
  • Meaning of "posit": put before

    Verb

  • Meaning: put before
  • Example: I submit to you that the accused is guilty
  • Synonyms: posit put forward state submit
  • Hypernyms: advise propose suggest
  • Meaning of "posit": take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom

    Verb

  • Meaning: take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
  • Example: He posited three basic laws of nature
  • Synonyms: posit postulate
  • Hyponyms: assert insist
  • Hypernyms: presuppose suppose
  • Synonyms:

    postulate, hypothesize, presuppose, gather, presume, conclude, feel, fancy, deem, expect, consider, suspect, take, conjecture, reckon, regard, understand, premise, imagine, judge, assume, conceive, pretend, dream, think, view, swear by, be afraid, have a hunch, have sneaking suspicion, take as gospel truth, take stock in,

    Antonyms:

    misunderstand, disbelieve, abstain, ignore, reject, disregard, forget, neglect, leave, know, be honest, not believe,

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