POSITION

Position

In geometry, a position or position vector, also known as location vector or radius vector, is a Euclidean vector which represents the position of a point P in space in relation to an arbitrary reference origin O. Usually denoted x, r or s, it corresponds to the displacement from O to P:

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position

Noun

(abbreviated as posish)
  1. A place or location.
  2. A post of employment; a job.
  3. A status or rank.
    Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army.
  4. An opinion, stand or stance.
    My position on this issue is unchanged.
  5. A posture.
    Stand in this position, with your arms at your side.
  6. A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.
    Stop running all over the field and play your position!
  7. An amount of securities or commodities held by a person, firm or institution.
    Strong earnings have bolstered the company's financial position.
  8. A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error.

Verb

  1. To put into place.


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