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]

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.

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• Posit: Posit is something that is posited; a postulate; an axiom . It may also refer to: POSIT, as an acronym, may stand for: Process Optimization ...

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