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posit

po·sit

UK/ˈpɒzɪt/ US/ˈpɑzɪt/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (3)

noun

1.

verb

1.

put (something somewhere) firmly

  • “She posited her hand on his shoulder”
  • “deposit the suitcase on the bench”
  • “fix your eyes on this spot”
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2.

put before

  • “I submit to you that the accused is guilty”
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3.

take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom

  • “He posited three basic laws of nature”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin positus, perfect participle of pōnō (“put, place”). Noun sense 3 (type of number format) was coined by American computer scientist and businessman John Gustafson in 2017.

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