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Word: Positive
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French positif, -ive or Latin positivus, from posit- ‘placed’, from the verb ponere. The original sense referred to laws as being formally ‘laid down’, which gave rise to the sense ‘explicitly laid down and admitting no question’, hence ‘certain’
ˈpɒzɪtɪv
a desirable or constructive quality or attribute
Short Definition:positive quality
Examples:- take your weaknesses and translate them into positives
- to manage your way out of recession, accentuate the positive
a positive photographic image, especially one printed from a negative
Short Definition:positive photographic image
Examples:- the photographic process involves separate runs with the red, green, and blue separation positives
a result of a test or experiment indicating that a certain substance or condition is present or exists
Short Definition:positive result of test
Examples:- let us look at the distribution of those positives
the part of an electric circuit that is at a higher electrical potential than another point designated as having zero electrical potential
Short Definition:part of electric circuit
Examples:- try linking the signal input directly to positive
a number greater than zero.
Short Definition:number greater than zero
an adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
Short Definition:positive adjective or adverb
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