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  • 1Positive control — may refer to:* Positive control group in scientific control * Positive control, the Air traffic control practice of controlling aircraft whose positions are determined by direct radar observationA positive control is a procedure that is very… …

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  • 2positive — pos|i|tive1 [ pazətıv ] adjective *** ▸ 1 completely sure ▸ 2 expecting good things ▸ 3 showing agreement ▸ 4 situation, etc.: good ▸ 5 for emphasis ▸ 6 trying to help/improve ▸ 7 showing improvement ▸ 8 showing condition ▸ 9 number: above zero ▸ …

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  • 3positive — I UK [ˈpɒzətɪv] / US [ˈpɑzətɪv] adjective *** 1) [never before noun] completely certain positive (that): Are you positive that there s been no mistake? positive about/of: We d met before – I was positive about that. We ll make money from this… …

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  • 4positive — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin positivus, from positus, past participle of ponere Date: 14th century 1. a. formally laid down or imposed ; prescribed < positive laws > b. expressed clearly or peremptorily <&#8230; …

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  • 5positive*/*/*/ — [ˈpɒzətɪv] adj 1) completely certain We d met before – I was positive about that.[/ex] Are you positive that there s been no mistake?[/ex] 2) believing that good things will happen, or that a situation will get better Syn: optimistic Ant:&#8230; …

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  • 6positive — 1. Affirmative; definite; not negative. 2. Denoting a response, the occurrence of a reaction, or the existence of the entity or condition in question. 3. Having a value greater than zero. [L. positivus, settled by arbitrary agreement, fr. pono,&#8230; …

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  • 7positive control —    Those samples when run in a chemical reaction give a positive result. Those samples give the same result each time …

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  • 8Positive psychological capital — is defined as the positive and developmental state of an individual as characterized by high Self Efficacy, Optimism, Hope and Resiliency. [‏• Luthans F., Youssef, C.M. (2004). Human, social, and now positive psychological capital management:&#8230; …

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  • 9positive — pos‧i‧tive [ˈpɒztɪv ǁ ˈpɑːz ] adjective 1. good or useful: • When interest rates fall, there is a positive effect on business confidence. • He felt that these meetings did not make any sort of positive contribution to branch performance. 2.&#8230; …

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  • 10Positive — is a property of positivity and may refer to: Mathematics and science * Positive number, a number that is greater than 0 * Positive operator, in functional analysis, a bounded linear operator whose spectrum consists of positive real numbers *&#8230; …

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