positivist
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positivist
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Perhaps borrowed from French positiviste. Equivalent to positive + -ist, after positivism.
noun positivists
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A believer in positivism.
The English mind is prone to positivism and kindred forms of materialistic philosophy, and we must expect the derivative theory to be taken up in that interest. We have no predilection for that school, but the contrary. If we had, we might have looked complacently upon a line of criticism which woul
Similar: Comtist
adjective
- Related to positivism, positivistic. The positivist tradition contains some rigorous, well-argued and stimulating methodological discussions; such material should be required reading for qualitative researchers wishing to enhance the quality of their practice.
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noun believer in positivism
| Español | positivista |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | प्रत्यक्षवादी pratyakṣavādī, तथ्यवादी tathyavādī |
| Português | positivista |
| Français | positiviste |
| Deutsch | Positivist, Positivistin |
| Italiano | positivista |
| Русский | позитиви́ст pozitivíst |
| العربية | وَاقِعِيّ wāqiʕiyy |
adj related to positivism
| Español | positivista |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | प्रत्यक्षवादी pratyakṣavādī, तथ्यवादी tathyavādī |
| Français | positiviste |
| Deutsch | positivistisch |
| Italiano | positivistico, positivista |
| Русский | позитиви́стский pozitivístskij, позитиви́стская pozitivístskaja, позитиви́стское pozitivístskoje |
| العربية | وَاقِعِيّ wāqiʕiyy |
Talk about this word "positivist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/positivist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. positivist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/positivist "positivist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/positivist.Cite this
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