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What is the noun for positivism?

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positive
  1. A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
  2. A favourable point or characteristic.
  3. Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.
  4. (grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
  5. (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
  6. (photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, as opposed to a negative.
  7. The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
  8. A positive result of a test.
  9. Synonyms:
      10. advantage, benefit, upside, plus side, silver lining, flipside, plus, value, asset, perk, merit, gain, bonus, virtue, godsend, profit, advantageousness, reward, good point, good, privilege, blessing, boon, worth, gratuity, perquisite, plus point, use, helpfulness, amenity, usefulness, aid, strength, help, prize, treasure, fringe benefit, strong point, added extra, beauty, saving grace, favor, favour, mileage, attraction, resource, windfall, service, cream, additional benefit … more
  10. Examples:
      11. “Even though we did not get the win, the positive was that we were able to play some guys who had their first taste of the big time, and they will surely be better for the experience.”
positivism
  1. (philosophy) A doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.
  2. (law) A school of thought in jurisprudence in which the law is seen as separated from moral values; i.e. the law is posited by lawmakers (humans); legal positivism.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. positivity, confidence, hopefulness, positiveness, enthusiasm, optimism, bullishness, idealism, buoyancy, alacrity, eagerness, zeal, assurance, exhilaration, sureness, liveliness, positive attitude, good cheer, positive thinking, cheerfulness, happiness, rose-colored glasses, looking on bright side, cheer, easiness, calmness, brightness, expectation, trust, elation, certainty, encouragement, sanguinity, sanguineness, hope, anticipation, sunniness, Pollyannaism, silver lining, rosy outlook, bright outlook, self-empowerment, great expectations, cheeriness, joy, merriment, gladness, exuberance, high spirits, joviality … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Deutsch blames logical positivism, the idea that science should concern itself only with objects that can be observed.”
      “The other school of thought is sometimes called positivism, sometimes called legal realism.”
      “Following World War II, American philosophers largely focused on the problems raised by analytic philosophy and logical positivism.”
positiveness
  1. (uncountable) The quality of being positive; positivity. [from 17th c.]
  2. (countable) The result of being positive
  3. Synonyms:
      4. confidence, certainty, conviction, assurance, certitude, assuredness, sureness, surety, cocksureness, doubtlessness, satisfaction, faith, trust, face, credence, hope, stock, store, dependence, reliance, belief, reliability, conclusiveness, indubitableness, positivity, expectation, firm belief, guarantee, security, firmness, authoritativeness, positivism, staunchness, dogmatism, definiteness, steadiness, credit, acceptance, hopefulness, optimism, entrustment, freedom from doubt, traction, loyalty, support, admission, freedom from suspicion, leap of faith, prayer, strong belief … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The positiveness of the colors becomes resolved in the circumambience of light.”
      “Where was the country of my childhood and youth that I loved for its great contrasts, it inclusiveness, it positiveness and tolerance?”
      “But I believed in the positiveness of this, and I think it's done very well.”
positivity
  1. (uncountable) The condition of being positive (in all senses); positivism
  2. (countable) The result of being positive.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. confidence, hopefulness, positiveness, enthusiasm, positivism, optimism, bullishness, idealism, buoyancy, alacrity, eagerness, zeal, assurance, exhilaration, sureness, liveliness, positive attitude, good cheer, positive thinking, hope, cheerfulness, expectation, encouragement, rose-colored glasses, looking on bright side, propitiousness, happiness, cheer, sunniness, easiness, calmness, Pollyannaism, silver lining, rosy outlook, bright outlook, self-empowerment, great expectations, brightness, trust, elation, certainty, sanguinity, sanguineness, rosiness, cheeriness, joy, merriment, gladness, exuberance, high spirits … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Her love for life, to live each moment with positivity, takes her into the dark vestibules of a woman's mind.”
      “I think that positivity on the commercial side will bring on commercial sales.”
      “They influence the whole world consciousness towards positivity, towards harmony, towards higher values of intelligence.”
positivist
  1. A believer in positivism.
positivenesses
  1. plural of positiveness
  2. Synonyms:
      3. confidences, certainties, convictions, assurances, certitudes, assuredness, surenesses, sureties, cocksurenesses, doubtlessness, satisfactions, faiths, trusts, faces, credences, hopes, stocks, stores, dependences, reliances, belief, firmnesses, indubitableness, reliabilities, conclusiveness, positivities, expectations, guarantees, securities, fervors, fervours, earnestnesses, passions, authoritativeness, staunchness, positivisms, definitenesses, dogmatisms, steadinesses, optimisms, hopefulnesses, credits, acceptances, entrustments, views, positions, stances, prayers, tractions, sentiments … more
positivisms
  1. plural of positivism
  2. Synonyms:
      3. positivities, confidences, hopefulnesses, positivenesses, enthusiasms, optimisms, bullishness, idealisms, buoyancies, alacrities, eagernesses, zeals, assurances, exhilarations, surenesses, livelinesses, positive thinking, cheerfulnesses, happinesses, rose-colored glasses, cheers, easinesses, calmnesses, brightnesses, expectations, elations, encouragements, certainties, trusts, sanguinities, sanguineness, hopes, anticipations, sunninesses, Pollyannaism, silver linings, faiths, belief, credences, convictions, reliances, stocks, stores, prayers, overoptimisms, dependences, supports, loyalties, overconfidences, certitudes … more
positivists
  1. plural of positivist
positivities
  1. plural of positivity
  2. Synonyms:
      3. confidences, hopefulnesses, positivenesses, enthusiasms, positivisms, optimisms, bullishness, idealisms, buoyancies, alacrities, eagernesses, zeals, assurances, exhilarations, surenesses, livelinesses, positive thinking, hopes, cheerfulnesses, expectations, encouragements, rose-colored glasses, propitiousness, Pollyannaism, silver linings, happinesses, cheers, sunninesses, easinesses, calmnesses, brightnesses, elations, certainties, sanguinities, trusts, sanguineness, rosinesses, faiths, belief, credences, convictions, reliances, stocks, stores, prayers, anticipations, overoptimisms, dependences, supports, loyalties … more
positives
  1. plural of positive
  2. Synonyms:
      3. advantage, benefits, upsides, silver linings, flipsides
  3. Examples:
      4. “An entire episode is devoted to Chris's animal magnetism with women, and how it has both positives and negatives.”
      “There was a lot of positives for the away side aside from the win with the obvious one being Hazard's individual brilliance.”
      “The first problem leads to false positives, whereas the second and third generate false negatives.”
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