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English noun: positivism | |||
| 1. | positivism (cognition) the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) | ||
| Synonyms | logical positivism | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Comtism | ||
| 2. | positivism (attribute) a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness | ||
| Synonyms | positiveness, positivity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | assertiveness, self-assertiveness | ||
| Antonyms | negativism, negativeness, negativity | ||
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