- 1假定、設定為前提（偏學術用語；日常多說 suppose / 假設。）
To posit something is to put an idea forward as if it were true, so that you can think or argue from it. A scientist might posit that a disease spreads in a certain way, then test whether that idea holds. A teacher might say, “Let’s posit that everyone has the same amount of time,” meaning “for this talk, we will take that as given.” It is a formal, mainly written word — you hear it in universities, papers, and careful debate, not in the market. Everyday English would say “suppose,” “suggest,” or “put forward.” It does not mean “I am sure” and it is not a short form of positive. The picture behind the word is “to set an idea down in place.”
組成From Latin positus, the “having been placed” form of pōnō, “to put, to place.”
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
positnoun/ˈpɒzɪt/
- 1
Something that is posited; a postulate.
- 2
computingengineeringmathematicsA 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.
- With their new hardware implementation, which was synthesized in a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), the Complutense team was able to compare computations done using 32-bit floats and 32-bit posits side by side.
positverb/ˈpɒzɪt/
- 1
To assume the existence of; to postulate.
- some who posit both this cause and besides this the source of movement, which we have got from some as single and from other as twofold.
- 2
To propose for consideration or study; to suggest.
- Ray's natural theology posited that God was responsible for the near-perfect match between an animal and its environment and encouraged readers to seek evidence for God through the study of nature.
- 3
To put (something somewhere) firmly; to place or position.
- Among many Indians, however, an exonormative view, which even today posits British English as the target model, appears to be firmly in place.
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