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posit

/ˈpɒzɪt/

/ˈpɑːzɪt/

positsubstantiv

posits

Pl.

/ˈpɒzɪt/

/ˈpɑːzɪt/

Übersetzungen

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

постулат

утверждение

Definitionen

A statement or assertion that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.

The scientist's posit was that the new drug would be more effective than existing treatments.

A tapered floating-point number representation proposed by John L. Gustafson as an alternative to IEEE floating-point formats.

Posits offer higher precision than traditional floating-point numbers for the same number of bits.

Synonyme

positverb

posited

Präteritum

posited

Partizip Perfekt

positing

Gerundium

/ˈpɒzɪt/

/ˈpɑːzɪt/

Übersetzungen

постулировать

The scientist decided to posit a new theory to explain the phenomenon.

Учёный решил постулировать новую теорию для объяснения этого явления.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

укреплять

Definitionen

To assume or affirm the existence of; to propose as an explanation or hypothesis.

The scientist posited a new theory to explain the unusual data.

To put forward as a basis of argument.

The philosopher posited that all humans are inherently good.

To place, put, or set something firmly in a particular position.

She carefully posited the vase on the shelf to avoid knocking it over.

Synonyme

positadjektiv

/ˈpɒz.ɪt/

/ˈpɑː.zɪt/

Used attributively in technical contexts (e.g., "posit arithmetic")

Definitionen

Relating to or characteristic of the posit number system or representation.

The engineers discussed posit arithmetic as a potential replacement for standard floating-point.