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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Posit \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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Logic) To assume as real or conceded; as, to posit a
principle. --Sir W. Hamilton.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Posit \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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
posit
n : (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to
provide a basis for logical reasoning [syn: postulate]
v 1: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on
his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix
your eyes on this spot" [syn: situate, fix, deposit]
2: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
[syn: submit, state, put forward]
3: take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited
three basic laws of nature" [syn: postulate]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
posit
Αγγλικά n.
λήμμα, συγκεκριμένη υπόθεση που θα κριθεί αν όντως ισχύει (όμως
κρίνεται ως η πιθανότερη σωστή υπόθεση)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
posit
n.
1 Something that is posited; a postulate.
2 (lb en aviation) (abbreviation of en position)
vb.
assume the existence of; to postulate.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
posit
n.
1 Something that is posited; a postulate.
2 (lb en aviation) (abbreviation of en position)
vb.
assume the existence of; to postulate.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
posit
n.
1 Something that is posited; a postulate.
2 (lb en aviation) (abbreviation of en position)
vb.
assume the existence of; to postulate.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
posit
n.
1 Something that is posited; a postulate.
2 (lb en aviation) (abbreviation of en position)
vb.
assume the existence of; to postulate.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
posit
Englanti vb.
olettaa, otaksua, esittää
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
posit
Engelska n.
postulat
Engelska vb.
postulera, förutsätta, anta
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Posit /pˈɒzɪt/
إفترض
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
posit //ˈpɑzɪt// //ˈpɒzɪt//
постулат
postulate
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
posit //ˈpɑzɪt// //ˈpɒzɪt//
1. постулирам
to postulate
2. поставям
to put firmly
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
posit /pˈɒzɪt/
předpokládat
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
posit /pˈɒzɪt/
Postulat [phil.]
see: posits
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
posit /pˈɒzɪt/
[formal] von etw. ausgehen, auf etw. basieren
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
posit //ˈpɑzɪt// //ˈpɒzɪt//
1. olettaa
to postulate
2. asettaa
to put firmly
3. ehdottaa, esittää
to suggest
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
posit /pˈɒzɪt/
1. मान लेना
"Ram posited the existence of God."
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
posit //ˈpɑzɪt// //ˈpɒzɪt//
1. postulera, förutsätta
to postulate
2. anta
to suggest
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
posit /pˈɒzɪt/
1. tespit etmek
2. önermek, var saymak, öne sürmek.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈpɑzət/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "posit":
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
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 安置,布置,断定;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 安置,布置,断定
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