posit

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Something that is posited

   Something that is posited; a postulate.

2. 2

   Abbreviation of position.

3. 3

   A number format representing a real number consisting of a sign bit, a variable-size…

   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 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.
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   1. 4

      To assume the existence of

      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. 5

      To propose for consideration or study

      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. 6

      To put (something somewhere) firmly

      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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