Category:Posit

Pos"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Posited; p. pr. & vb. n. Positing.] Etym: [l. ponere, positum, to place. See position.]

1. To dispose or set firmly or fixedly; to place or dispose in Relation to other objects. Sir m. Hale.

2. (logic)

Defn: to assume as real or conceded; as, to posit a principle. Sir w. Hamilton.