Posit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

put (something somewhere) firmly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɑːzɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɒzɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɒzɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɑːzɪt/.

Examples

She posited her hand on his shoulder
deposit the suitcase on the bench
fix your eyes on this spot

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

put forward deposit fix state postulate situate submit

Parts of Speech

noun	(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
verb	put (something somewhere) firmly “She posited her hand on his shoulder”
verb	put before “I submit to you that the accused is guilty”
verb	take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom “He posited three basic laws of nature”

Word Forms

postulate	verb	take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
posit	verb	take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
position	noun	the act of putting something in a certain place
deposition	noun	the act of putting something somewhere
deposit	noun	the act of putting something somewhere
submission	noun	(law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing
statement	noun	the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
postulate	noun	(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
postulation	noun	(logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
postulator	noun	someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument
posit	noun	(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

setzen

(Logik) eine Aussage, die als wahr akzeptiert wird, um eine Grundlage für logisches Denken zu schaffen

🇫🇷French

postuler

(logique) une proposition qui est acceptée comme vraie afin de fournir une base à un raisonnement logique

🇪🇸Spanish

postular

(lógica) una proposición que se acepta como verdadera para proporcionar una base para el razonamiento lógico

🇮🇹Italian

postulare

(logica) una proposizione accettata come vera al fine di fornire una base per il ragionamento logico

🇳🇱Dutch

poneren

(logica) een propositie die als waar wordt aanvaard om een basis te bieden voor logisch redeneren

🇵🇹Portuguese

postular

(lógica) uma proposição que é aceita como verdadeira a fim de fornecer uma base para o raciocínio lógico

🇷🇺Russian

постулировать

(логика) утверждение, которое принимается за истинное, чтобы обеспечить основу для логических рассуждений.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

किसी स्थिति में रखना

(तर्क) एक प्रस्ताव जिसे तार्किक तर्क के लिए आधार प्रदान करने के लिए सत्य के रूप में स्वीकार किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অবস্থান

(যুক্তি) একটি প্রস্তাব যা যৌক্তিক যুক্তির ভিত্তি প্রদানের জন্য সত্য হিসাবে গৃহীত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலை

(தர்க்கம்) தர்க்கரீதியான பகுத்தறிவுக்கான அடிப்படையை வழங்குவதற்காக உண்மையாக ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்பட்ட ஒரு முன்மொழிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థానం

(లాజిక్) తార్కిక తార్కికానికి ఆధారాన్ని అందించడానికి నిజం అని అంగీకరించబడిన ప్రతిపాదన

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थिती

(तर्कशास्त्र) तार्किक तर्काला आधार देण्यासाठी सत्य म्हणून स्वीकारला जाणारा प्रस्ताव

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થિતિ

(તર્ક) એક દરખાસ્ત કે જે તાર્કિક તર્ક માટે આધાર પૂરો પાડવા માટે સાચા તરીકે સ્વીકારવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಾನ

(ತರ್ಕ) ತಾರ್ಕಿಕ ತಾರ್ಕಿಕತೆಗೆ ಆಧಾರವನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸುವ ಸಲುವಾಗಿ ನಿಜವೆಂದು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥാനം

(ലോജിക്) ലോജിക്കൽ യുക്തിക്ക് അടിസ്ഥാനം നൽകുന്നതിന് ശരിയാണെന്ന് അംഗീകരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു നിർദ്ദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਥਿਤੀ

(ਤਰਕ) ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵ ਜੋ ਤਰਕਸ਼ੀਲ ਤਰਕ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਅਧਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਸੱਚ ਵਜੋਂ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پوزیشن

(منطق) ایک تجویز جسے منطقی استدلال کی بنیاد فراہم کرنے کے لیے درست تسلیم کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

断定

（逻辑）被认为是正确的命题，以便为逻辑推理提供基础

🇯🇵Japanese

肯定する

(論理) 論理的推論の基礎を提供するために真として受け入れられる命題

🇰🇷Korean

가정하다

(논리) 논리적 추론의 기초를 제공하기 위해 참으로 받아들여지는 명제

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thừa nhận

(logic) một mệnh đề được chấp nhận là đúng để cung cấp cơ sở cho lý luận logic

🇹🇭Thai

วางตัว

(ตรรกะ) ข้อเสนอที่ได้รับการยอมรับว่าเป็นจริงเพื่อเป็นพื้นฐานสำหรับการให้เหตุผลเชิงตรรกะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menempatkan

(Logika) suatu proposisi yang diterima sebagai kebenaran untuk memberikan dasar bagi penalaran logis

🇵🇭Filipino

posisyon

(lohika) isang panukala na tinatanggap bilang totoo upang magbigay ng batayan para sa lohikal na pangangatwiran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موقف

(منطق) افتراض مقبول على أنه صحيح من أجل توفير أساس للاستدلال المنطقي

🇮🇷Persian

قرار دادن

(منطق) گزاره ای که به عنوان صحیح پذیرفته می شود تا مبنایی برای استدلال منطقی فراهم شود

🇹🇷Turkish

varsaymak

(mantık) mantıksal akıl yürütmeye temel sağlamak amacıyla doğru olarak kabul edilen bir önerme

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַנִיחַ

(לוגיקה) הצעה שמתקבלת כנכונה על מנת לספק בסיס להיגיון הגיוני

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What is the primary definition of the word 'posit'?

The primary meaning of 'posit' is '(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'posit' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'posit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'posit' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'posit' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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