Mathematics and science
* Positive formula, a logical formula not containing negation * Positive number, a number that is greater than 0 * Plus sign, the sign "+" used to indicate a positive number * Positive operator, a type of linear operator in mathematics * Positive result, a result that has been found significant in statistical hypothesis testing * Positive test, a diagnostic test result that indicates some parameter being evaluated was present * Positive charge, one of the two types of electrical charge * Positive (electrical polarity), in electrical circuits * Positive lens, in optics * Positive (photography), a positive image, in which the color and luminance correlates directly with that in the depicted scene * Positive sense, said of an RNA sequence that codes for a proteinPhilosophy and humanities
* Affirmative (policy debate), the team which affirms the resolution * Negative and positive rights, concerning the moral obligation of a person to do something for/to someone * Positive economics, in economics, about predictions of behavior of economic actors, as opposed to the normative aspect * Positive law, man-made law (statutes) in contrast with natural law (derived from deities or morality) * Positive liberty, the opportunity and ability to act to fulfill one's own potential * Affirmative (linguistics), a property of a non-negated expression (the opposite of ''negative'') * 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'' * Positive affectivity, the psychological capability to respond positively * Positive psychology, a branch of psychology * 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
* Positive (1990 film), ''Positive'' (1990 film), a documentary film about AIDS and activism * Positive (2007 film), ''Positive'' (2007 film), a short film in Hindi on HIV and AIDS * Positive (2008 film), ''Positive'' (2008 film), a 2008 Malayalam language film directed by V. K. Prakash * Positive (TV series), ''Positive'' (TV series), a Filipino drama seriesMusic
* Positive (Peabo Bryson album), ''Positive'', an album by American singer Peabo Bryson * Positive (Tofubeats album), ''Positive'', an album by Japanese producer Tofubeats * Positive (EP), ''Positive'', the sixth EP by South Korean band Pentagon (South Korean band), Pentagon * "Positive", a 1994 song by Baboon from ''Face Down in Turpentine'' * "Positive", a 2011 song by Taio Cruz from ''TY.O'' * "(Gotta Be) Positive", a song by Eddy Grant from ''Reparation (album), Reparation'' * Positive hardcore, a subgenre of hardcore punk * Positive organOther uses
* Positive sign, in western astrology, the supposedly extroverted personalities of the fire and air signsSee also
* HIV-positive people * Negative (disambiguation) * Negative (photography), as opposed to positive images used in such applications as slide projection or photo emulsion stencil-making * Normative * Optimism * Positif (disambiguation) * Positive action (disambiguation) * Positivism (disambiguation) {{disambiguation.svg.html){kind=link}