Positional

Quick meaning: Positional is an adjective meaning Relating to the position of something.

Meaning

Relating to the position of something.

More Meanings

1. (economics) Having or pertaining to a value that is a function of its social desirability, as opposed to its utility.
2. (linguistics) A member of a class of verb in some languages that indicates position or posture.
3. (chess) Based on long-term strategy, on gaining and exploiting small advantages, and on analyzing the larger position, rather than calculating more immediate tactics.
4. (programming) An argument that is passed to a subroutine according to its position in the invocation code, rather than on its name; compare with named.

Example Sentences

Regarding saving and consumption, nonpositional and positional consumption are distinguished.

Of course, this ex post problem may have a negative feedback on the ex ante desirability of having market transactions for positional goods.

Max Weber was also aware of positional considerations when he defined social status as "an effective claim to social esteem in terms of positive or negative privileges" (Weber, 1922: 305).

Since economics is about scarcity, its study must be based on positional conflict, as indicated by the behaviour of the nouveau riche, or of poor people, who proudly demonstrate their latest smartphones or plasma TV sets.

Word Forms

• positionals

Synonyms for positional

Depending on context, synonyms include locational.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include positioning, spatial, locational, locative, situational, orientational.

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