posit
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
Types & categories
- proposition hypernym
- Bayes' postulate hyponym
- assumption hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
put (something somewhere) firmly
She posited her hand on his shoulder
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- deposition derivation
- locating derivation
Sense 3 verb
put before
I submit to you that the accused is guilty
Types & categories
- propose hypernym
Related & opposite
- argument derivation
- submission derivation
- affirmation derivation
Sense 4 verb
take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
He posited three basic laws of nature
Types & categories
- presuppose hypernym
- insist hyponym
Related & opposite
- position derivation
- postulation derivation
- postulate derivation
- postulator derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | postulate |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | logic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | proposition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bayes' postulate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | assumption |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deposition |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | locating |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | put |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bury |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sediment |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | argument |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | submission |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | affirmation |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | propose |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | position |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | postulation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | postulate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | postulator |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | presuppose |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | insist |