Positive is a property of positivity and may refer to:

Mathematics and science

Positive formula In mathematical logic, positive set theory is the name for a class of alternative set theory, set theories in which the axiom of comprehension holds for at least the positive formulas \phi (the smallest class of formulas containing atomic membershi ...

, a logical formula not containing negation *

Positive number In mathematics, the sign of a real number is its property of being either positive, negative, or 0. Depending on local conventions, zero may be considered as having its own unique sign, having no sign, or having both positive and negative sign. ...

, a number that is greater than 0 *

Plus sign The plus sign () and the minus sign () are mathematical symbols used to denote positive and negative functions, respectively. In addition, the symbol represents the operation of addition, which results in a sum, while the symbol represents ...

, the sign "+" used to indicate a positive number *

Positive operator In mathematics (specifically linear algebra, operator theory, and functional analysis) as well as physics, a linear operator A acting on an inner product space is called positive-semidefinite (or ''non-negative'') if, for every x \in \operatorname( ...

, a type of linear operator in mathematics * Positive result, a result that has been found significant in Statistical hypothesis test, statistical hypothesis testing * Positive test, a diagnostic test result that indicates some parameter being evaluated was present * Positive charge, one of the two types of electrical charge * Positive (electrical polarity), in electrical circuits * Positive lens, in optics * Positive (photography), a positive image, in which the color and luminance correlates directly with that in the depicted scene * Positive sense, said of an RNA sequence that codes for a protein

Philosophy and humanities

* Affirmative (policy debate), the team which affirms the resolution * Negative and positive rights, concerning the moral obligation of a person to do something for/to someone * Positive economics, in economics, about predictions of behavior of economic actors, as opposed to the normative aspect * Positive law, man-made law (statutes) in contrast with natural law (derived from deities or morality) * Positive liberty, the opportunity and ability to act to fulfill one's own potential * Affirmative (linguistics), a property of a non-negated expression (the opposite of ''negative'') * 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'' * Positive affectivity, the psychological capability to respond positively * Positive psychology, a branch of psychology * Positive statement, in economics and philosophy, a (possibly incorrect) factual statement about what ''is'', as opposed to what ''should be'' (a normative statement)

Films and television

* Positive (1990 film), ''Positive'' (1990 film), a documentary film about AIDS and activism * Positive (2007 film), ''Positive'' (2007 film), a short film in Hindi on HIV and AIDS * Positive (2008 film), ''Positive'' (2008 film), a 2008 Malayalam language film directed by V. K. Prakash * Positive (TV series), ''Positive'' (TV series), a Filipino drama series

Music

* Positive (Peabo Bryson album), ''Positive'' (Peabo Bryson album) * Positive (Tofubeats album), ''Positive'' (Tofubeats album) * Positive (EP), ''Positive'' (EP), the sixth EP by South Korean band Pentagon * "Positive", a 1994 song by Baboon from ''Face Down in Turpentine'' * "Positive", a 2011 song by Taio Cruz from ''TY.O'' * "(Gotta Be) Positive", a song by Eddy Grant from ''Reparation (album), Reparation'' * Positive hardcore, a subgenre of hardcore punk * Positive organ

Other uses

* Positive sign, in western astrology, the supposedly extroverted personalities of the fire and air signs

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