posit
Pronunciation Noun

posit (plural posits)

  1. Something that is posited; a postulate.
  2. (aviation) Abbreviation of position#English|position.
Translations Verb

posit (posits, present participle positing; past and past participle posited)

  1. Assume the existence of; to postulate.
    • 1908: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross., Book 1, Part 5.
      some who posit both this cause and besides this the source of movement, which we have got from some as single and from other as twofold.
  2. Propose for consideration or study; to suggest.
  3. Put (something somewhere) firmly; to place or position.
Translations Translations Translations
  • Russian: ста́вить



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