Position
Definition of Position
Po`si´tion | n. | 1. | | | 1. | 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. | | 2. | 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. | | 3. | 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. | | 4. | Relative place or standing; social or official rank; as, a person of position; hence, office; post; as, to lose one's position. | | 5. | (Arith.) A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; - called also the rule of trial and error. | | v. t. | 1. | To indicate the position of; to place. |
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