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posit

UK
/ˈpɒzɪt/
US
/ˈpɑːzɪt/

Traduzioni

positnoun
posits
pl
UK
/ˈpɒzɪt/
US
/ˈpɑːzɪt/
Traduzioni aggiuntive
постулат
утверждение
Sinonimi
postulate
assumption
proposition
premise
hypothesis
supposition
postulation
thesis
assertion
presumption
positverb
posited
Past Simple
posited
Past Participle
positing
Gerund
UK
/ˈpɒzɪt/
US
/ˈpɑːzɪt/
The scientist decided to posit a new theory to explain the phenomenon.
Учёный решил постулировать новую теорию для объяснения этого явления.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
укреплять
Sinonimi
put
suggest
place
set
position
situate
install
establish
propose
assert
positadjective
UK
/ˈpɒz.ɪt/
US
/ˈpɑː.zɪt/
Used attributively in technical contexts (e.g., "posit arithmetic")

Definizioni

positnoun
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.
positverb
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.
positadjective
Relating to or characteristic of the posit number system or representation.
The engineers discussed posit arithmetic as a potential replacement for standard floating-point.
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