POSIT


Meaning of POSIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpä-zət ]

transitive verb

( pos·it·ed ˈpä-zə-təd, ˈpäz-təd ; pos·it·ing ˈpä-zə-tiŋ, ˈpäz-tiŋ)

Etymology: Latin positus, past participle of ponere

Date: 1647

1. : to dispose or set firmly : fix

2. : to assume or affirm the existence of : postulate

3. : to propose as an explanation : suggest

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