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posit |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: posit v 1: place firmly [syn: {situate}, {fix}, {pose}, {deposit}] 2: take as a given assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature" [syn: {postulate}]
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