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.
positing — pos·it || pÉ‘zɪt / pÉ’z v. assume, postulate; present a position, establish a viewpoint … English contemporary dictionary
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