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    [Adjective]  | "pos*i*tive" | \ ˈpä-zə-tiv \


    1: formally laid down or imposed : prescribed

    2: expressed clearly or peremptorily

    3: fully assured : confident


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin positivus, from positus, past participle of ponere;

    [Adjective]  | "positive definite" 


    1: having a positive value for all values of the constituent variables

    2: having the characteristic roots real and positive


    Origin: 1904 ;

    [Adjective]  | "gram-pos*i*tive" | \ ˈgram-ˈpä-zə-tiv \


    1: holding the purple dye when stained by Gram's stain —used chiefly of bacteria


    Origin: 1907 ;

    [Noun]  | "positive" 


    1: something positive: such as

    2: the positive degree of comparison in a language

    3: a positive form of an adjective or adverb


    Origin: 1530 ;

    [Noun]  | "positive feedback" 


    1: feedback that tends to magnify a process or increase its output


    Origin: 1934 ;

    [Noun]  | "positive law" 


    1: law established or recognized by governmental authority


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Noun]  | "positive discrimination" 


    1: the practice of improving the educational and job opportunities of members of groups that have not been treated fairly in the past because of their race, sex, etc.

    [Noun]  | "bilevel positive airway pressure" 


    1: a technique that is used for relieving breathing problems (such as those associated with sleep apnea or congestive heart failure) by pumping a flow of air through the nose to prevent the narrowing or collapse of air passages or to help the lungs expand and that differs from continuous positive airway pressure by pumping air at a reduced pressure during each exhalation —abbreviation BiPAP, BIPAP, BiPap, BPAP, BPap


    Origin: 1989 ;

    [Noun]  | "continuous positive airway pressure" 


    1: a technique for relieving breathing problems (such as those associated with sleep apnea or congestive heart failure) by pumping a steady flow of air at constant pressure through the nose to prevent the narrowing or collapse of air passages or to help the lungs to expand —abbreviation CPAP


    Origin: 1975 ;

    [Noun]  | "false positive" 


    1: a person or test result that is incorrectly classified as positive (as for the presence of a health condition) because of imperfect testing methods or procedures —often hyphenated when used before another noun


    Origin: 1912 ;

    [Noun]  | "positive" 


    1: as in yes, yea;




    [Adjective]  | "positive" 


    1: expressing approval;


      * e.g., " ... hoped for a positive reaction from the audience "





    2: having or showing a mind free from doubt;


      * e.g., " ... I'm positive that this is the right direction "





    3: not capable of being challenged or proved wrong;


      * e.g., " ... seeks positive proof that UFO's exist "





     [ "positive" ]

    1: when you are nice even to the most nasty individual because you just cant help it, and the only way to hate is to force your self to.

      * e.g.,  ... giving to a helpless bum on the street because they need money to eat and live 

     [ "positive" ]

    1: An adjective meaning that something is good. It was introduced into popular culture by Mr. Boyle in late 2003 and early 200 The word was then passed on through the students in his Pre-calc class. Recently the word has spread to southern California by an unnamed student attending USD.

      * e.g.,  ... Buying a chocolate chip muffin sounds pretty positive. 

     [ "positive" ]

    1: a positive person is one who has confirmed by way of a blood test that they have been infected with the hiv virus; the very virus that causes AIDS.

      * e.g.,  ... I was at a casino and this chick wanted to bang me. She said, "Hey, we can do it, but I am positive, are ayou?" She also referrenced that she liked it up the back. 

     [ "positive" ]

    1: Possessing something uncommon. Usually something good like morals, self-assurance or leadership skill, but can also be something bad like a disease.

      * e.g.,  ... In order to make it nowadays you gotta think positive! 


     [ "positive" ]

    2: Being HIV positive does NOT always lead to AIDS.

      * e.g.,  ... -- 


     [ "positive" ]

    3: RH-positive blood is a genetic mutation.

      * e.g.,  ... Optimist: This is the perfect outfit for your date. 

     [ "positate" ]

    1:  to turn a bad situation into a good one

      * e.g.,  ... you gots ta look inside ya self, positate the negative, when life throws pies at you, you make ya self a tall cool glass of piemonade 


     [ "positate" ]

    2:  to become positive

      * e.g.,  ... Positate without pizzaz and jam!! Whoa! 

     [ "positize" ]

    1: The act of turning something negative into a positive

      * e.g.,  ... We are going to positize that thought 

     [ "Positive" ]

    1: A word that you never wanna hear from the doctor.

      * e.g.,  ... Doctor: Well, I looked at the test results...and dude, you're positive. 

     [ "positions" ]

    1: "positions" can refer to the single or the album by American singer/songwriter Ariana Grande. "positions" is the lead single off of her sixth studio album with the same name. The album is said to be very sexual and very intimate.

      * e.g.,  ... Have you listened to "positions" by Ariana Grande? 

     [ "positism" ]

    1: A combination of “positivity” and “optimism” Used to describe the amount of positive energy one has and how they feel

      * e.g.,  ... How much positism do you have today? How’s you positism on a scale from 1-10? 

     [ "Positions" ]

    1: Ariana Grande's horny but catchy album dedicated to her fiancé, Dalton Gomez. My opinion: "Nasty" is the best song.

      * e.g.,  ... Arianator: I love positions 

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