positivaladj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒzᵻˈtʌɪvl/, U.S.

/ˌpɑzəˈtaɪv(ə)l/,

/ˌpɑzˈtaɪv(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: positive n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < positive n. + -al suffix¹. With the use in quot. 1936 compare negatival adj.

rare.

Of or relating to what is real, realistic; characterized by positivity.

ΚΠ

a1866 J. Grote Treat. Moral Ideals (1876) 13 For contrast to ideal in its adjective sense, I shall sometimes use the word positival.

1936 J. J. Cohen Psychotherapy ii. 7 Psychophonism, or mental logography, is a word which I have coined to distinguish a psychotherapeutic system of negatival auto-suggestion from all rival systems which, all, start from an entirely wrong foundation,..in their being all alike positival in their psychology.

1992 Philos. Q. 42 374 Essay 3 is mathematical, and answers a question raised by Frege himself: whether there is a redundancy in his characterization of what he called a positival class, defined by him on the way to constructing the reals in Grundgesetze II.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	positival
释义	positivaladj. Brit. /ˌpɒzᵻˈtʌɪvl/, U.S. /ˌpɑzəˈtaɪv(ə)l/, /ˌpɑzˈtaɪv(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: positive n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < positive n. + -al suffix¹. With the use in quot. 1936 compare negatival adj. rare. Of or relating to what is real, realistic; characterized by positivity. ΚΠ a1866 J. Grote Treat. Moral Ideals (1876) 13 For contrast to ideal in its adjective sense, I shall sometimes use the word positival. 1936 J. J. Cohen Psychotherapy ii. 7 Psychophonism, or mental logography, is a word which I have coined to distinguish a psychotherapeutic system of negatival auto-suggestion from all rival systems which, all, start from an entirely wrong foundation,..in their being all alike positival in their psychology. 1992 Philos. Q. 42 374 Essay 3 is mathematical, and answers a question raised by Frege himself: whether there is a redundancy in his characterization of what he called a positival class, defined by him on the way to constructing the reals in Grundgesetze II. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1866
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