Positive is a property of
positivity and may refer to:
Mathematics and science
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Positive formula
In mathematical logic, positive set theory is the name for a class of alternative set theory, set theories in which the axiom of comprehension holds for at least the positive formulas \phi (the smallest class of formulas containing atomic membershi ...
, a logical formula not containing negation
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Positive number, a number that is greater than 0
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Plus sign
The plus and minus signs, and , are mathematical symbols used to represent the notions of positive and negative, respectively. In addition, represents the operation of addition, which results in a sum, while represents subtraction, result ...
, the sign "+" used to indicate a positive number
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Positive operator, a type of linear operator in mathematics
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Positive result
A statistical hypothesis test is a method of statistical inference used to decide whether the data at hand sufficiently support a particular hypothesis.
Hypothesis testing allows us to make probabilistic statements about population parameters.
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, a result that has been found significant in statistical hypothesis testing
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Positive test
A medical test is a medical procedure performed to detect, diagnose, or monitor diseases, disease processes, susceptibility, or to determine a course of treatment. Medical tests such as, physical and visual exams, diagnostic imaging, genetic te ...
, a diagnostic test result that indicates some parameter being evaluated was present
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Positive charge
Electric charge is the physical property of matter that causes charged matter to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field. Electric charge can be ''positive'' or ''negative'' (commonly carried by protons and electrons respectiv ...
, one of the two types of electrical charge
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Positive (electrical polarity)
An electric current is a stream of charged particles, such as electrons or ions, moving through an electrical conductor or space. It is measured as the net rate of flow of electric charge through a surface or into a control volume. The moving pa ...
, in electrical circuits
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Positive lens, in optics
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Positive (photography), a positive image, in which the color and luminance correlates directly with that in the depicted scene
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Positive sense, said of an RNA sequence that codes for a protein
Philosophy and humanities
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Affirmative (policy debate)
Policy debate is an American form of debate competition in which teams of two usually advocate for and against a resolution that typically calls for policy change by the United States federal government. It is also referred to as cross-examinat ...
, the team which affirms the resolution
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Negative and positive rights, concerning the moral obligation of a person to do something for/to someone
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Positive economics, in economics, about predictions of behavior of economic actors, as opposed to the normative aspect
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Positive law
Positive laws ( la, links=no, ius positum) are human-made laws that oblige or specify an action. Positive law also describes the establishment of specific rights for an individual or group. Etymologically, the name derives from the verb ''to posit ...
, man-made law (statutes) in contrast with natural law (derived from deities or morality)
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Positive liberty
Positive liberty is the possession of the power and resources to act in the context of the structural limitations of the broader society which impacts a person's ability to act, as opposed to negative liberty, which is freedom from external restra ...
, the opportunity and ability to act to fulfill one's own potential
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Affirmative (linguistics)
In linguistics and grammar, affirmation (abbreviated ) and negation () are ways in which grammar encodes positive and negative polarity into verb phrases, clauses, or other utterances. An affirmative (positive) form is used to express the validity ...
, a property of a non-negated expression (the opposite of ''negative'')
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Positive (linguistics), the form of an adjective or adverb on which comparative and superlative are formed with suffixes or the use of ''more'' or ''less''
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Positive affectivity, the psychological capability to respond positively
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Positive psychology
Positive psychology is the scientific study of what makes life most worth living, focusing on both individual and societal well-being. It studies "positive subjective experience, positive individual traits, and positive institutions...it aims t ...
, a branch of psychology
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Positive statement, in economics and philosophy, a (possibly incorrect) factual statement about what ''is'', as opposed to what ''should be'' (a normative statement)
Films and television
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''Positive'' (1990 film), a documentary film about AIDS and activism
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''Positive'' (2007 film), a short film in Hindi on HIV and AIDS
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''Positive'' (2008 film), a 2008 Malayalam language film directed by V. K. Prakash
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''Positive'' (TV series), a Filipino drama series
Music
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''Positive'', an album by American singer
Peabo Bryson
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''Positive'', an album by Japanese producer
Tofubeats
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''Positive'', the sixth EP by South Korean band
Pentagon
In geometry, a pentagon (from the Greek πέντε ''pente'' meaning ''five'' and γωνία ''gonia'' meaning ''angle'') is any five-sided polygon or 5-gon. The sum of the internal angles in a simple pentagon is 540°.
A pentagon may be simpl ...
* "Positive", a 1994 song by Baboon from ''
Face Down in Turpentine
''Face Down in Turpentine'' is the first studio album by the band Baboon. It was released in June 13, 1994 on Grass Records.
Track listing
# "Master Salvatoris" – 1:44
# "Tool" – 4:05
# "Step Away" – 3:53
# "Good Friend" – 3:19
# "Happy ...
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* "Positive", a 2011 song by Taio Cruz from ''
TY.O
''TY.O'' is the third studio album by British record producer and recording artist Taio Cruz which features special guest appearances from Flo Rida, Pitbull, David Guetta and Ludacris. Taking a more electronic music sound than his previous rele ...
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* "(Gotta Be) Positive", a song by Eddy Grant from ''
Reparation''
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Positive hardcore, a subgenre of hardcore punk
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Positive organ
Other uses
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Positive sign
The plus and minus signs, and , are mathematical symbols used to represent the notions of positive and negative, respectively. In addition, represents the operation of addition, which results in a sum, while represents subtraction, resul ...
, in western astrology, the supposedly extroverted personalities of the fire and air signs
See also
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HIV-positive people
HIV-positive people, seropositive people or people who live with HIV are people who have the human immunodeficiency virus HIV, the agent of the currently incurable disease AIDS.
According to estimates by WHO and UNAIDS, 34.2 million people were i ...
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Negative (disambiguation)
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Negative (photography)
In photography, a negative is an image, usually on a strip or sheet of transparent plastic film, in which the lightest areas of the photographed subject appear darkest and the darkest areas appear lightest. This reversed order occurs because th ...
, as opposed to positive images used in such applications as slide projection or photo emulsion stencil-making
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Normative
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Optimism
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Positif (disambiguation) Positif may refer to:
* ''Positif'' (album), 1984 album by Jean-Jacques Goldman
* "Positif" (song), 2012 song by Matt Houston and P-Square
* ''Positif'' (magazine), French film magazine, founded in 1952
*Positif, known name for the Positive organ ...
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Positive action (disambiguation) Positive action is the promotion of an under-represented group without prejudicing the criteria of selection by merit.
Positive action may also refer to:
*Positive Action, a series of political protests and strikes in pre-independence Ghana
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Positivism (disambiguation)
Positivism is a philosophy which states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge. Positivism was central to the foundation of academic sociology.
Positivism may also refer to:
* Logical positivism, a school of philosophy that com ...
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