EGAVE

posit

About 0.98 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Something that is posited; a postulate.
  2. noun Abbreviation of position.
  3. noun 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.
  4. verb To assume the existence of; to postulate.
  5. verb To propose for consideration or study; to suggest.
  6. verb To put (something somewhere) firmly; to place or position.

Similar words

postulate situate fix pose deposit hypothesize presuppose assertion tell say

Often followed by

a that the an as some ion any it

Word family

posited positing posits

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