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posit in German

posit in German is Postulat, postulieren — posit means an idea or statement put forward as true, without proof.

posit in German

Postulat
noun
Something that is posited; a postulate.
postulieren
verb
To propose for consideration or study; to suggest.

What does "posit" mean?

  1. noun An idea or statement put forward as true, without proof.
  2. noun 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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posit in a sentence

  • 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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What is "posit" in German?
"posit" in German is Postulat, postulieren. posit means: An idea or statement put forward as true, without proof.
Are there other ways to say "posit" in German?
Yes — German has 2 translations listed for "posit": Postulat, postulieren.
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