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    pos·i·tive
    [ˈpäzədiv]
    adjective
    positive (adjective)
    1. consisting in or characterized by the presence or possession of features or qualities rather than their absence.
      • (of a statement or decision) expressing or implying affirmation, agreement, or permission:
        "the company received a positive response from investors"
      • (of the results of a test or experiment) indicating that a certain substance or condition is present or exists:
        "the positive results of a pregnancy test" · "a positive test for Down's syndrome"
      • (of a person) having a specified condition, or showing traces of a specified substance in their body:
        "a player had tested positive for cocaine use" · "he is HIV-positive"
    2. constructive, optimistic, or confident:
      "there needs to be a positive approach to youthful offenders" · "adopt a positive outlook on life"
      • showing progress, gain, or improvement:
        "the election result will have a positive effect because it will restore people's confidence"
    3. with no possibility of doubt; clear and definite:
      "he made a positive identification of a glossy ibis"
      • convinced or confident in one's opinion; certain:
        "“You are sure it was the same man?” “Positive!”" · "I am positive that he is not coming back"
      • informal
        downright; complete (used for emphasis):
        "it's a positive delight to see you"
    4. (of a quantity) greater than zero.
    5. of, containing, producing, or denoting an electric charge opposite to that carried by electrons:
      "each battery has a positive and negative terminal"
    6. (of a photographic image) showing lights and shades or colors true to the original.
    7. grammar
      (of an adjective or adverb) expressing a quality in its basic, primary degree. Contrasted with comparative and superlative
    8. philosophy
      dealing only with matters of fact and experience; not speculative or theoretical. Compare with positivism
    9. astrology
      relating to or denoting any of the air or fire signs, considered active in nature.
    noun
    positive (noun) · positives (plural noun)
    1. a good, affirmative, or constructive quality or attribute:
      "take your weaknesses and translate them into positives" · "to manage your way out of recession, accentuate the positive"
    2. a photographic image showing lights and shades or colors true to the original, especially one printed from a negative:
      "the photographic process involves separate runs with the red, green, and blue separation positives"
    3. a result of a test or experiment indicating the presence of something:
      "let us look at the distribution of those positives"
    4. the part of an electric circuit that is at a higher electrical potential than another point designated as having zero electrical potential:
      "try linking the signal input directly to positive"
    5. a number greater than zero.
    6. grammar
      an adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
    7. music
      another term for positif
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French positif, -ive or Latin positivus, from posit- ‘placed’, from the verb ponere. The original sense referred to laws as being formally ‘laid down’, which gave rise to the sense ‘explicitly laid down and admitting no question’, hence ‘certain’.
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