Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.
NEW iPhone Audio English dictionary


Noun: positivist  'pó-zu-ti`vist
  1. Someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes
    - rationalist
Adjective: positivist  'pó-zu-ti`vist
  1. Of or relating to positivism
    "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"
    - positivistic, positive

Derived forms: positivists

See also: positivism

Type of: nonreligious person

Encyclopedia: Positivist

Nearest

positive magnetic pole
positive muon
positive pole
positive reinforcer
positive reinforcing stimulus
positive stimulus
positively
positively charged
positiveness
positivism
positivist
positivistic
positivity
positron
positron emission tomography
positron emission tomography scanner
posology
poss
posse
posse comitatus
posseman