/ˈpɒzɪt/
noun
Something that is posited; a postulate.verb
Assume the existence of; to postulate.Propose for consideration or study; to suggest.Put (something somewhere) firmly; to place or position.noun
A place or location.A post of employment; a job.A status or rank.An opinion, stand or stance.A posture.(team sports) A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.An amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person, firm or institution.A commitment, or a group of commitments, such as options or futures, to buy or sell a given amount of financial instruments, such as securities, currencies or commodities, for a given price.A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error.The full state of a chess game at any given turn.