positive degree
— Noun
– English
～ the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
positive feedback
— Noun
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～ feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input
positive magnetic pole
— Noun
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～ the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely
positive fraud
— Noun
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～ actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another
positive
— Noun
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～ the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
positive correlation
— Noun
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～ a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1
positive
— Adjective
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～ reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion; "positive increase in graduating students"
positive
— Adjective
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～ formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws"
positive
— Adjective
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～ marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets"
positive
— Adjective
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～ characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"
positive
— Adjective
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～ persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win"
positive
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy"
positive
— Adjective
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～ involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor"
positive
— Adjective
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～ indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test"
positive
— Adjective
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～ having a positive charge; "protons are positive"
positive
— Adjective
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～ greater than zero; "positive numbers"
positive
— Adjective
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～ impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"
positively charged
— Adjective
– English
～ having a positive charge; "protons are positive"
positively
— Adverb
– English
～ extremely; "it was positively monumental"