positive
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- adjective
- /ˈpɒzɪtɪv/
- Formal
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positivista
- Many scientists believe that adopting a positive mindset can enhance overall well-being.
- positive theory
- positive science
Examples
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From a philosophical standpoint, it is arguable that no such positive ethical right exists.
Academic text (2000) -
Despite making the effort to take all the cultures, he hadn't expected any positive results.
Fiction book (1999) -
Things which I think are not contributing anything positive to the world could still count as a charity.
Blog text (34) -
Its very design is influenced by the positive character of most social sciences.
Academic text (1997) -
In all of the studies I have seen, positive thinking can do wonders for what ails you.
Blog text (14) -
Drawing on the methods of positive political theory, I argue that this belief is misplaced.
Academic text (2018) -
Therefore, any positive concept of freedom violates the epistemic premises under which value pluralism can flourish.
Academic text (1999) -
Charles Ess defended "the positive conception of freedom characteristic of Enlightenment democracy" against several rounds of critical questioning.
Academic text (1997) -
I don't want to be measured by someone else's criteria, but by the positive humanist philosophy I aspire to and the life I lead.
Academic text (2011) -
In philosophy, a positive approach focuses on observable phenomena rather than speculation.
Synonyms
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About the view that only facts that can be seen or measured matter
Focused on facts that you can see or measure and on scientific methods
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.3
A process where a small change causes larger changes in a system
- Specialized
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3.9
An electrical state when an object has fewer electrons than protons
- Specialized
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Part of economics that describes, explains, and predicts how the economy works without giving opinions
- Specialized
A blood group whose red blood cells have the Rh factor, common in most people
- Specialized
An adverb that shows a simple way something happens, not a comparison
- Specialized
The base form of an adjective or adverb that shows a quality without comparison
- Specialized
The end of a magnet that points toward the north when it hangs freely
- Specialized
A small particle with positive electric charge that turns into other tiny particles
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A battery terminal marked with a plus sign that connects to the red wire
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A thing given after a behavior that makes it more likely to happen again
- Specialized
Something pleasant that someone gives after a behavior to make it happen again
- Specialized
Something like praise or a reward that makes someone do something again
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Positive in philosophy comes from the Latin posit- from ponere 'to put', meaning ideas that are 'put forward' as facts we can see or test. So the positive approach (positivism) focuses on knowledge based on observable facts, not on unseen ideas.