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Positive is a property of positivity and may refer to:

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 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
Positive (electrical polarity), in electrical circuits
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

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)

Positive sign, in western astrology, the supposedly extroverted personalities of the fire and air signs