positivism
1. the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) (Freq. 3) • Syn: logical positivism • Derivationally related forms: logical positivist (for: logical positivism), positivistic, positivist • Hypernyms: empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism • Hyponyms: Comtism 2. a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness • Syn: positivity, positiveness • Ant: negativeness (for: positiveness), negativity (for: positivity) • Derivationally related forms: positive (for: positiveness), positive (for: positivity) • Hypernyms: quality • Hyponyms: assertiveness, self-assertiveness
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