Difference between revisions of "Position"
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==References == | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) Relative place or standing; social or official rank; as, a person of position; hence, office; post; as, to lose one's position. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To indicate the position of; to place. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) 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. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) 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. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) 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. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; - called also the rule of trial and error. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:27, 13 October 2021
Position [1]
(1): ( n.) Relative place or standing; social or official rank; as, a person of position; hence, office; post; as, to lose one's position.
(2): ( v. t.) To indicate the position of; to place.
(3): ( n.) 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.
(4): ( n.) 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.
(5): ( n.) 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.
(6): ( n.) A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; - called also the rule of trial and error.
