posit

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
  2. verb put (something somewhere) firmly
  3. verb put before

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

postulate

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