Definition of positive

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Positive (n.) That which settles by absolute appointment.

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Affirm :: Affirm (v. t.) To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; -- opposed to deny.
Positivism :: Positivism (n.) A system of philosophy originated by M. Auguste Comte, which deals only with positives. It excludes from philosophy everything but the natural phenomena or properties of knowable things, together with their invariable relations of coexistence and succession, as occurring in time and space. Such relations are denominated laws, which are to be discovered by observation, experiment, and comparison. This philosophy holds all inquiry into causes, both efficient and final, to be useles
Borofluoride :: Borofluoride (n.) A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other positive element, or radical; -- called also fluoboride, and formerly fluoborate..
Subsextuple :: Subsesqui- () A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting the combination of constituents (especially electro-negative and electro-positive bodies) in the proportion of two to three; as, a subsesqui acetate, i. e., a salt having two equivalents of acetic acid to three of the base..
Peremptory :: Peremptory (a.) Positive in opinion or judgment; decided; dictatorial; dogmatical.
Electro-polar :: Electro-polar (a.) Possessing electrical polarity; positively electrified at one end, or on one surface, and negatively at the other; -- said of a conductor..
Borate :: Borate (n.) A salt formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or positive radical.
Peremptory :: Peremptory (a.) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive; conclusive; final.
Appositive :: Appositive (n.) A noun in apposition.
Zincoid :: Zincoid (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, zinc; -- said of the electricity of the zincous plate in connection with a copper plate in a voltaic circle; also, designating the positive pole..
Characteristic :: Characteristic (n.) The integral part (whether positive or negative) of a logarithm.
Pragmatical :: Pragmatical (a.) Busy; specifically, busy in an objectionable way; officious; fussy and positive; meddlesome..
Diamine :: Diamine (n.) A compound containing two amido groups united with one or more basic or positive radicals, -- as contrasted with a diamide..
Oppositive :: Oppositive (a.) Capable of being put in opposition.
Dispositive :: Dispositive (a.) Belonging to disposition or natural, tendency..
Print :: Print (v. t.) To take (a copy, a positive picture, etc.), from a negative, a transparent drawing, or the like, by the action of light upon a sensitized surface..
Compositive :: Compositive (a.) Having the quality of entering into composition; compounded.
Zincode :: Zincode (n.) The positive electrode of an electrolytic cell; anode.
Positiveness :: Positiveness (n.) The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness; certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See Positive, a..
Negative :: Negative (n.) A proposition by which something is denied or forbidden; a conception or term formed by prefixing the negative particle to one which is positive; an opposite or contradictory term or conception.
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