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POSITIVISTIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or relating to positivism

Example:

positive philosophy

Synonyms:

positive; positivist; positivistic

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

positivism (the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation))

Derivation:

positivism (the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation))

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