1. assuming or suggesting something as a basis for reasoning or argument
Usage: present participle of ‘posit’; formal

Examples

• The scientist is positing a new theory about climate change.
• She began her argument by positing that all humans deserve equal rights.
• The philosopher spent years positing various explanations for consciousness.
• By positing this assumption, we can solve the mathematical problem more easily.
• The researcher is positing a connection between diet and mental health.
• He’s positing that technology will eventually solve most environmental problems.