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positivismMain Entry: pos·i·tiv·ism Pronunciation: \ˈpä-zə-ti-ˌvi-zəm, ˈpäz-ti-\ Function: noun Etymology: French positivisme, from positif positive + -isme -ism Date: 1847 1 a : a theory that theology and metaphysics are earlier imperfect modes of knowledge and that positive knowledge is based on natural phenomena and their properties and relations as verified by the empirical sciences b : logical positivism — pos·i·tiv·ist \-vist\ adjective or noun — pos·i·tiv·is·tic \ˌpä-zə-ti-ˈvis-tik, ˌpäz-ti-\ adjective — pos·i·tiv·is·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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