posited

[ poz-i-tid ]

/ ˈpɒz ɪ tɪd /

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adjective

claimed or assumed as a fact or principle, especially as a basis for argument or further investigation: The posited planet, supposed to explain the irregular orbit of Uranus, was later discovered—Neptune.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of posit.

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Origin of posited

posit + -ed²

Words nearby posited

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How to use posited in a sentence

Cheri Jacobus, a Republican political consultant, posited that there is something else at play.
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A few years later, Baum posited that the math behind tumor growth looked more like chaos theory than anything else.
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Under that standard, all of the hypotheticals I posited above are constitutional.
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Or as Sen. Lee posited, “Many of you may have been told that this is a lost cause.”
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It was first posited that they were Japanese soldiers who had died while crossing the area during World War II.
India’s Mysterious Skeleton Lake|Nina Strochlic|December 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She could not therefore allow the annihilation of anything which had once been posited within her.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
Indeed, it is permissible to doubt whether quantity may be posited as any kind of a genus.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
As to the things which are simply posited as attributes, they should, as principles or elements, be classified under relation.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
If the interval characteristic of time be made to consist in movement, where shall the duration of rest be posited?
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
Any object which remains uncontradicted is ipso facto believed and posited as "absolute reality."
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