positive

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positive

n. photograph having true colors; pole with a positive electrical charge (Electricity); first degree of comparison (Grammar)

adj. not negative; favorable, beneficially; explicit, clear; practical, not based on theory

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Positive

Positive is a property of positivity and may refer to:

Mathematics and science

Converging lens or positive lens, in optics
Plus sign, the sign "+" used to indicate a positive number
Positive (electricity), a polarity of electrical charge
Positive element of a C*-algebra (such as a bounded linear operator) whose spectrum consists of positive real numbers
Positive formula, a logical formula not containing negation
Positive number, a number that is greater than 0
Positive (photography), a positive image, in which the color and luminance correlates directly with that in the depicted scene
Positive result, a result that has been found significant in statistical hypothesis testing
Positive sense, said of an RNA sequence that codes for a protein
Positive test, a diagnostic test result that indicates some parameter being evaluated was present

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positive

Noun
1. a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
(hypernym) film, photographic film
(part-holonym) slide, lantern slide

Adjective
1. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"
(antonym) negative
(similar) affirmative, optimistic
(see-also) affirmative, affirmatory
(attribute) quality
2. having a positive electric charge; "protons are positive"
(synonym) electropositive
(antonym) negative, electronegative
(attribute) polarity, sign
3. involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor"
(synonym) plus
(similar) advantageous
4. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test"
(synonym) confirming
(antonym) negative, disconfirming
(classification) medicine, medical specialty
5. formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws"
(synonym) prescribed
(similar) formal
6. impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"
(synonym) incontrovertible, irrefutable
(similar) undeniable
7. of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy"
(synonym) positivist, positivistic
(pertainym) positivism, logical positivism
8. greater than zero; "positive numbers"
(similar) plus
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
9. marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets"
(synonym) cocksure, overconfident
(similar) confident
10. persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win"
(synonym) convinced(p), positive(p), confident(p)
(similar) certain(p), sure
11. granting what has been desired or requested; "a favorable reply"; "a positive answer"
(synonym) favorable
(similar) affirmative, affirmatory

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Positiv (** two entries der Positiv/das Positiv)

n. positive, photograph having true colors; (Electricity) pole with a positive electrical charge; (Grammar) first degree of comparison, positive statement; one who votes in favor, vote in favor; affirmative answer

positiv

adj. positive, affirmative, favorable, approving, desirable; practical, not based on theory; clear

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positif

adj. positive, constructive, plus

positiver

v. improve, make better, make good use of; optimize