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POSIT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

Synonyms:

posit; postulate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("posit" is a kind of...):

proposition ((logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false)

Domain category:

logic (the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "posit"):

Bayes' postulate ((statistics) the difficulty of applying Bayes' theorem is that the probabilities of the different causes are seldom known, in which case it may be postulated that they are all equal (sometimes known as postulating the equidistribution of ignorance))

assumption; premise; premiss (a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn)

Derivation:

posit (take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom

Example:

He posited three basic laws of nature

Synonyms:

posit; postulate

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "posit" is one way to...):

presuppose; suppose (take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "posit"):

assert; insist (postulate positively and assertively)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

posit ((logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning)

position (the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Put before

Example:

I submit to you that the accused is guilty

Synonyms:

posit; put forward; state; submit

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "posit" is one way to...):

advise; propose; suggest (make a proposal, declare a plan for something)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Sense 3

Meaning:

Put (something somewhere) firmly

Example:

fix your eyes on this spot

Synonyms:

deposit; fix; posit; situate

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "posit" is one way to...):

lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "posit"):

bury (place in the earth and cover with soil)

sediment (deposit as a sediment)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

position (the act of putting something in a certain place)

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