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posit
Posit (noun) means an idea or statement put forward as true, without proof.
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An idea or statement put forward as true, without proof.
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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."
— Dina Genkina, Posits, a New Kind of Number, Improves the Math of AI (2022)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin positus, perfect participle of pōnō (“put, place”). Noun sense 3 (type of number format) was coined by American computer scientist and businessman John Gustafson in 2017.
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What is the meaning of posit?
"posit" (noun) means an idea or statement put forward as true, without proof.
What is another word for posit?
Other words for "posit" include postulate.
What are the different meanings of posit?
"posit" has 2 main meanings: 1. An idea or statement put forward as true, without proof; 2. 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.
