posit

UK /ˈpɒzɪt/ US /ˈpɑzɪt/
noun 3verb 3

Definitions

noun

1

Something that is posited; a postulate.

2

Abbreviation of position.

3

A 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 A

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.

verb

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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