positive

adj//-ɾɪv//

positiv, säker, övertygad, tvärsäker, faktisk, reell, verklig, absolut

  1. (law) Formally laid down. [from the 14th c.]

  2. (mathematics, of a number) Greater than zero. [from the 18th c.]

  3. (physics) Having more protons than electrons.

  4. (grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.

  5. Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.

  6. (photography) Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.

  7. Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.

  8. Optimistic. [from the 20th c.]

  9. Fully assured in opinion. [from the 17th c.]

  10. Overconfident, dogmatic.

  11. (chiefly, philosophy) Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.

  12. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations.

  13. (grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.

  14. (photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, not their opposites or complements.

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