Posit Definition

pŏzĭt
posited, positing, posits
verb
posited, positing, posits
To assume or put forward, as for consideration or the basis of argument.
American Heritage
To set in place or position; situate.
Webster's New World
To set down or assume as fact; postulate.
Webster's New World
To suggest or hypothesize.
Webster's New World
Put (something somewhere) firmly.
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noun
posits

Something that is posited; a postulate.

Wiktionary

(aviation) Abbreviation of position.

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Other Word Forms of Posit

Noun

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posit
Plural:
posits

Origin of Posit

  • From Latin positus past participle of pōnere to place position

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin positus, perfect participle of pōnō (“put, place").

    From Wiktionary

Posit Sentence Examples

  • Experts posit that the body is a machine acting on the properties of thermodynamics, and that it has certain energy requirements.

  • All the standard interpretations of quantum theory posit that the cosmos changes in accordance with causal principles that are stochastic or probabilistic.

  • Non-human enemies are useful dramatically because they allow you to posit a humanity more highly evolved than our own, in which differences would not be settled militarily.

  • Possibilities include supersymmetry (SUSY) as well as models which posit the existence of spatial dimensions beyond our normal experience.

  • The primitive condition of all intelligence is that the ego shall posit, affirm or be aware of itself.

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Words Starting With

PPOPOS

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TITSIT

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Words Starting With P and Ending With T

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