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positivism

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Main Entry:
pos·i·tiv·ism Listen to the pronunciation of positivism
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 positivism2: the quality or state of being positive
pos·i·tiv·ist Listen to the pronunciation of positivist \-vist\ adjective or noun
pos·i·tiv·is·tic Listen to the pronunciation of positivistic \ˌpä-zə-ti-ˈvis-tik, ˌpäz-ti-\ adjective
pos·i·tiv·is·ti·cal·ly Listen to the pronunciation of positivistically \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


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