Positive is a property of
positivity and may refer to:
Mathematics and science
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Positive formula, a logical formula not containing negation
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Positive number
In mathematics, the sign of a real number is its property of being either positive, negative, or zero
0 (zero) is a number representing an empty quantity. In place-value notation such as the Hindu–Arabic numeral system, 0 also se ...
, 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, resul ...
, 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 diagnostic test result that indicates some parameter being evaluated was present
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Positive charge, 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 movi ...
, in electrical circuits
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Positive lens
A lens is a transmissive optical device which focuses or disperses a light beam by means of refraction. A simple lens consists of a single piece of transparent material, while a compound lens consists of several simple lenses (''elements'' ...
, in optics
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Positive (photography) Positive has multiple meanings in the world of photography. The two main definitions of positive photography include positive space and positive film.
Positive space
Positive space is the idea that any part of a photo that includes the subject, s ...
, a positive image, in which the color and luminance correlates directly with that in the depicted scene
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Positive sense
In molecular biology and genetics, the sense of a nucleic acid molecule, particularly of a strand of DNA or RNA, refers to the nature of the roles of the strand and its complement in specifying a sequence of amino acids. Depending on the context, ...
, 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-examinati ...
, 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), 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
Positive affectivity (PA) is a human characteristic that describes how much people experience positive affects (sensations, emotions, sentiments); and as a consequence how they interact with others and with their surroundings.
People with high po ...
, the psychological capability to respond positively
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Positive psychology, 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
Robert Peapo "Peabo" Bryson (born April 13, 1951) is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for singing soul ballads (often as a duet with female singers) including the 1983 hit " Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" with Roberta Flack. 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 language, 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 polygon, simple pentagon is ...
* "Positive", a 1994 song by Baboon from ''
Face Down in Turpentine''
* "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 rel ...
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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, in western astrology, the supposedly extroverted personalities of the fire and air signs
See also
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HIV-positive people
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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 t ...
, as opposed to positive images used in such applications as slide projection or photo emulsion stencil-making
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Normative
Normative generally means relating to an evaluative standard. Normativity is the phenomenon in human societies of designating some actions or outcomes as good, desirable, or permissible, and others as bad, undesirable, or impermissible. A norm in ...
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Optimism
Optimism is an attitude reflecting a belief or hope that the outcome of some specific endeavor, or outcomes in general, will be positive, favorable, and desirable. A common idiom used to illustrate optimism versus pessimism is a glass filled w ...
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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
*Positi ...
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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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