What does positive mean?
Positive means Included, present, characterized by affirmation..
Positive
/ˈpɑzɪtɪv/ · adjective
Meaning
Included, present, characterized by affirmation..
Definitions by Sense
- Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
- (law) Formally laid down.
- Stated definitively and without qualification.
- Fully assured in opinion.
- (mathematics, of a number) Greater than zero.
- (mathematics, of a number, sometimes) Greater than or equal to zero.
- Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.
- Overconfident, dogmatic.
Example Sentences
In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally; that which is positive, not so.
Positive words, that he would not bear arms against King Edward’s son.
I’m absolutely positive you've spelt that wrong.
Notice that each time the calculator balance becomes positive (zero or greater), the dollar item that forces this balance to become positive is selected for examination. Since each of these dollar items is contained […]
a step 10 which judges whether each of the m amounts of differences in amount of voltage changes ΔHv1 to ΔHvm are positive (zero or greater than zero) or negative (less than zero): and […]
Not to conſent to the Enacting of ſuch a Law, which has no view beſide to general Good, unleſs another Law ſhall at the ſame time paſs, with no other view but that of advancing the Power of one Party alone; What is this but to claim a positive Voice as well as a negative?
Some positive, persisting fops we know, That, if once wrong, will needs be always so.
1885, Marcellin Berthelot, Les Origines de l'Alkimie as quoted in M. M. Pattison Muir, A History of Chemical Theories and Laws, 1907. Chemistry is not a primitive science, like geometry or astronomy; it is constructed from the debris of a previous scientific formation; a formation half chimerical and half positive...
Synonyms for positive
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Word Forms
- more positive
- most positive
- +ve
- positives
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for positive?
Common synonyms include certain, sure, wis, nonnegative.
What is the opposite of positive?
Possible antonyms include uncertain, unsure, negative, nonpositive.
How do you use positive in a sentence?
In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally; that which is positive, not so.
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