"positing" meaning in English

See positing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: positings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} positing (plural positings)
  1. (philosophy) The process by which one posits. Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-positing-en-noun-b415K~pG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} positing
  1. present participle and gerund of posit Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: posit
    Sense id: en-positing-en-verb-16lUz3E6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48

Inflected forms

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