posit

US /ˈpɑː.zɪt/
UK /ˈpɑː.zɪt/
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假定, 提出

assume as fact; put forward as a basis of argument

:
He posited that the universe is infinite.
假定宇宙是無限的。
The theory posits a direct link between diet and health.
該理論假定飲食與健康之間存在直接聯繫。