2. (Logic) To assume as real or conceded; as, to posit a principle. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
POSIT — is an acronym of Process Optimization, Standardization and Innovation Technique, a standard to measure global business processes that are maintained in multiple business applications and serviced by various outsourcing companies. Internationally … Wikipedia
posit# — posit vb *presuppose, presume, assume, postulate, premise posit n presupposition, presumption, assumption, postulate, premise (see under PRESUPPOSE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
posit — I verb acknowledge, advance, advocate, affirm, allege, announce, argue, assert, asseverate, assume, attest, aver, avouch, avow, bring forward, certify, cite, claim, contend, declare, enunciate, express, hypothesize, inform, insist, issue a… … Law dictionary
posit — 1640s, from L. positus, pp. of ponere put, place (see POSITION (Cf. position)) … Etymology dictionary
posit — ► VERB (posited, positing) 1) put forward as fact or as a basis for argument. 2) put in position; place. ORIGIN Latin, placed , from ponere … English terms dictionary
posit — [päz′it] vt. [< L positus: see POSITION] 1. to set in place or position; situate 2. to set down or assume as fact; postulate … English World dictionary
posit — [ pɒzɪt] verb (posits, positing, posited) 1》 put forward as fact or as a basis for argument. ↘(posit something on) base something on the truth of (a particular assumption). 2》 place. noun Philosophy a statement which is made on the assumption … English new terms dictionary
posit — UK [ˈpɒzɪt] / US [ˈpɑzət] verb [transitive] Word forms posit : present tense I/you/we/they posit he/she/it posits present participle positing past tense posited past participle posited formal to say that something is true or that something should … English dictionary
pósit — {{＃}}{{LM P47429}}{{〓}} {{［}}pósit{{］}} ‹pó·sit› {{◆}}(pl. pósits){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Hoja pequeña de papel adherente y generalmente amarillo, que se usa para escribir notas: • He anotado en un pósit una cosa pendiente que tengo que hacer… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
posit — 1. noun /ˈpɒzɪt/ Something that is posited; a postulate. 2. verb /ˈpɒzɪt/ a) Assume the existence of; to postulate. 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… … Wiktionary
