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  • 1positive — 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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  • 2positive — 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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  • 3test — test1 W1S1 [test] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(exam)¦ 2¦(medical)¦ 3¦(machine/product)¦ 4¦(difficult situation)¦ 5 put somebody/something to the test 6¦(sport)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: pot for testing metals , f …

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  • 4positive — /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 …

  • 5positive — [päz′ə tiv] adj. [ME positif < OFr < L positivus < positus: see POSITION] 1. formally or arbitrarily set; conventional; artificial [a positive law] 2. definitely set; explicitly laid down; admitting of no question or modification;… …

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  • 6test — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 examination of sb s knowledge/ability ADJECTIVE ▪ demanding, difficult, gruelling/grueling ▪ easy, simple ▪ fair, good …

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  • 7positive — pos|i|tive1 W2S2 [ˈpɔzıtıv US ˈpa: ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(attitude)¦ 2¦(good thing)¦ 3¦(action)¦ 4¦(support)¦ 5¦(sure)¦ 6¦(sign)¦ 7¦(proof)¦ 8¦(scientific test)¦ 9¦(emphasis)¦ 10¦(number)¦ …

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  • 8test — The event of a price movement that approaches a support level or a resistance level established earlier by the market. A test is passed if prices do not go below the support or resistance level, and the test is failed if prices go on to new lows… …

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  • 9Test case — A test case in software engineering is a set of conditions or variables under which a tester will determine if a requirement or use case upon an application is partially or fully satisfied. It may take many test cases to determine that a… …

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  • 10test — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, vessel in which metals were assayed, potsherd, from Anglo French test, tees pot, Latin testum earthen vessel; akin to Latin testa earthen pot, shell Date: 14th century 1. a. chiefly British cupel b. (1) a… …

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