noun
Meaning 1
Something that is posited; a postulate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
posit
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɒzɪt/
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General-American: /ˈpɑzɪt/
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Australian: /ˈpɔzɪt/
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New-Zealand: /ˈpɒzət/
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New-Zealand: [ˈpɔ̟zət]
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noun
Meaning 2
Abbreviation of position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
A number format representing a real number consisting of a sign bit, a variable-size "regime" part (which modifies the exponent), up to two exponent bits, and a fraction part, proposed as a more efficient alternative to IEEE 754 floats in AI applications.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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verb
Meaning 4
To assume the existence of; to postulate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 5
To propose for consideration or study; to suggest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 6
To put (something somewhere) firmly; to place or position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: postulate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: proposition
Narrower terms: Bayes' postulate, premise, premiss, assumption
verb
Meaning 8
take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He posited three basic laws of nature
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: postulate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: presuppose, suppose
Narrower terms: insist, assert
verb
Meaning 9
put before
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I submit to you that the accused is guilty
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: submit, state, put forward
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: propose, suggest, advise
verb
Meaning 10
put (something somewhere) firmly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She posited her hand on his shoulder
- deposit the suitcase on the bench
- fix your eyes on this spot
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: situate, fix, deposit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Narrower terms: bury, sediment
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: постулат (postulat) — postulate
- Catalan: postulat — postulate
- Dutch: postulaat — postulate
- French: postulat — postulate
- German: Postulat — postulate
- Portuguese: postulado — postulate
- Russian: постула́т (postulát) — postulate
- Bulgarian: постулирам (postuliram) — to postulate
- Czech: předpokládat — to postulate
- Czech: postulovat — to postulate
- Dutch: poneren — to postulate
- Finnish: olettaa — to postulate
- French: postuler — to postulate
- German: postulieren — to postulate
- Hungarian: feltesz — to postulate
- Hungarian: posztulál — to postulate
- Italian: sostenere — to postulate
- Italian: ipotizzare — to postulate
- Portuguese: postular — to postulate
- Russian: постулировать (postulirovatʹ) — to postulate
- Spanish: deparar — to postulate
- Swedish: postulera — to postulate
- Swedish: förutsätta — to postulate
- Finnish: ehdottaa — to suggest
- Finnish: esittää — to suggest
- French: postuler — to suggest
- French: avancer — to suggest
- French: énoncer — to suggest
- German: postulieren — to suggest
- German: aufstellen — to suggest
- Portuguese: propor — to suggest
- Russian: предлага́ть (predlagátʹ) — to suggest
- Russian: ста́вить (stávitʹ) — to suggest
- Spanish: plantear — to suggest
- Spanish: deparar — to suggest
- Swedish: anta — to suggest
- Bulgarian: поставям (postavjam) — to put firmly
- Czech: umístit — to put firmly
- Finnish: asettaa — to put firmly
- Hungarian: rögzít — to put firmly
- Hungarian: elhelyez — to put firmly
- Russian: ста́вить (stávitʹ) — to put firmly