positive and negative
51Negative impedance converter — The negative impedance converter (NIC) is a one port op amp circuit acting as a negative load which injects energy into circuits in contrast to an ordinary load that consumes energy from them. This is achieved by adding or subtracting excessive… …
52Negative probability — In 1942, Paul Dirac wrote a paper The Physical Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics [1] where he introduced the concept of negative energies and negative probabilities: Negative energies and probabilities should not be considered as nonsense. They …
53positive — /ˈpɒzətɪv / (say pozuhtiv) adjective 1. explicitly laid down or expressed: a positive declaration. 2. arbitrarily laid down; determined by enactment or convention (opposed to natural): positive law. 3. admitting of no question: positive proof. 4 …
54positive — positiveness, n. /poz i tiv/, adj. 1. explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement. 2. admitting of no question: positive proof. 3. stated; express; emphatic: a positive denial. 4. confident in opinion or… …
55negative — neg•a•tive [[t]ˈnɛg ə tɪv[/t]] adj. n. adv. v. tived, tiv•ing, interj. 1) expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question[/ex] 2) refusing consent, as to a proposal: a negative reply to my request[/ex] 3)… …
56positive duration — (1) The name for a particular relationship between changes in the price of a debt security and changes in prevailing interest rates. When a security has positive duration, its price increases in response to a decrease in prevailing market rates.… …
57negative*/*/ — [ˈnegətɪv] adj I 1) expressing disagreement or criticism Ant: positive a negative response[/ex] 2) harmful, or bad I hope the divorce won t have a negative effect on the children.[/ex] 3) giving more attention or emphasis to bad aspects than good …
58Negative-state relief model — The negative state relief model states that human beings have an innate drive to reduce negative moods. They can be reduced by engaging in any mood elevating behavior, including helping behavior, as it is paired with positive value such as smiles …
59Positive form — In complex geometry, the term positive form refers to several classes of real differential formsof Hodge type (p, p) . (1,1) forms Real ( p , p ) forms on a complex manifold M are forms which are of type ( p , p ) and real,that is, lie in the… …
60Negative information — In robotics, Negative information is defined as the ascertained absence of evidence when evidence was expected. In quantum information science, Negative information is when sending quantum bits of a message from a transmitter to a receiver will… …
