| Position (position) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Po*si"tion |
| [F. position,
L. positio, fr. ponere, positum, to put, place;
prob. for posino, fr. an old preposition used only in comp.
(akin to Gr. (?)) + sinere to leave, let, permit, place. See
Site, and cf. |
The state of being posited, or placed; the
manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm,
an inclined, or an upright position.
The spot where a person or thing is placed
or takes a place; site; place; station; situation; as, the
position of man in creation; the fleet changed its
position.
Hence: The ground which any one takes in an
argument or controversy; the point of view from which any one proceeds
to a discussion; also, a principle laid down as the basis of
reasoning; a proposition; a thesis; as, to define one's
position; to appear in a false position.
Relative place or standing; social or
official rank; as, a person of position; hence, office; post;
as, to lose one's position.
A method of solving a
problem by one or two suppositions; -- called also the rule of
trial and error.
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| Position (position) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Po*si"tion |
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To indicate
the position of; to place.
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