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'''Positive''' is a property of [[Positivity (disambiguation)|positivity]] and may refer to:

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== Mathematics and science ==
* [[Positive formula]], a logical formula not containing negation
* [[Positive number]], a number that is greater than 0
* [[Plus sign]], the sign "+" used to indicate a positive number
* [[Positive operator]], 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]]
* [[Cathode]], in electrical circuits where [[Positive (electrical polarity)|positive current]] begins
* [[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

==See also==
* [[HIV-positive people]]
* [[Negative (disambiguation)]]
* [[Negative (photography)]], as opposed to positive images used in such applications as slide projection or photo emulsion stencil-making
* [[Normative]]
* [[Optimism]]
* [[Positif (disambiguation)]]
* [[Positive action (disambiguation)]]
* [[Positivism (disambiguation)]]
* [[Positive and negative (disambiguation)]]

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