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Meaning of posit

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  posit
      n 1: (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to
           provide a basis for logical reasoning [syn: {postulate},
           {posit}]
      v 1: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on
           his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix
           your eyes on this spot" [syn: {situate}, {fix}, {posit},
           {deposit}]
      2: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
         [syn: {submit}, {state}, {put forward}, {posit}]
      3: take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited
         three basic laws of nature" [syn: {postulate}, {posit}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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