The History and Definitions of Positive

Etymology of Positive – History and Definitions of Positive

early 14c., originally a legal term meaning “formally laid down, decreed or legislated by authority” (opposed to natural), from Old French positif (13c.) and directly from Latin positivus “settled by agreement, positive” (opposed to naturalis “natural”), from positus, past participle of ponere “put, place” (see position (n.)).

The sense of “absolute” is from mid-15c. Meaning in philosophy of “dealing only with facts” is from 1590s. Sense broadened to “expressed without qualification” (1590s), then, of persons, “confident in opinion” (1660s). The meaning “possessing definite characters of its own” is by 1610s. The mathematical use for “greater than zero” is by 1704. Psychological sense of “concentrating on what is constructive and good” is recorded from 1916. Positive thinking is attested from 1953. The sense in electricity is from 1755. https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=positive&utm_campaign=sd&utm_medium=serp&utm_source=ds_search

Definitions of Positive

constructive, optimistic, or confident
consisting in or characterized by the presence rather than the absence of distinguishing features.
Focusing on what you have rather than what you do not have
(of the results of a test or experiment) indicating that a certain substance or condition is present or exists.
(of a person) having a specified condition, or showing traces of a specified substance in their body.
consisting in or characterized by the presence rather than the absence of distinguishing features.
Showing progress or improvement
a desirable or constructive quality or attribute.
dealing only with matters of fact and experience; not speculative or theoretical.
containing, producing, or denoting an electric charge opposite to that carried by electrons.
a result of a test or experiment indicating that a certain substance or condition is present or exists.
a number greater than zero.
with no possibility of doubt; definite.
convinced in one’s opinion; certain.
downright; complete (used for emphasis).

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