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Positive is a property of
positivity and may refer to:Mathematics and science
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Positive number , a number that is greater than 0
*Positive operator , in functional analysis, a bounded linear operator whose spectrum consists of positive real numbers
*Positive formula , a logical formula not containing negation
* Positiveelectric charge , in physics
*Converging lens or positive lens, in optics
*Positive test , a diagnostic test result that is indicative of an abnormality
*Positive sense , said of an RNA sequence that codes for a proteinPhilosophy and humanities
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Positive science , for a general usage in humanities and social sciences
*Positivism , in philosophy, the name for theories which aim to be based on facts alone, eschewing metaphysics and religion
*Positive freedom , the opportunity and ability to act to fulfill one's own potential
*Negative and positive rights , concerning the moral obligation of a person to do something for/to someone
*Positive statement , in economics, a (possibly incorrect) factual statement
*Positive economics , in economics, about predictions of behavior of economic actors, as opposed to the normative aspect
* Affirmative, inlinguistics , is a non-negated expression, as opposed to "negative". Seegrammatical polarity
*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"
*Affirmative (policy debate) , the team which affirms the resolution
*Positive law is man-made law (statutes) in contrast with natural law (derived from God or morality)
* A positive image, inphotography , is one in which the value (lightness–darkness) correlates positively with that in the scene depicted
*Positive (film) , a short film in Hindi on HIV and AIDSOther uses
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Positive sign , in western astrology, the supposedly extroverted personalities of the fire and air signsee also
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Negative
*Optimism
*Normative
*Positive organ
*HIV positive people
*Negative (photography) , as opposed to positive images used in such applications as slide projection or photo emulsion stencil-making
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