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Webster 1913 Edition


Positivist

Pos′i-tiv-ist

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Noun.
A believer in positivism.
Adj.
Relating to positivism.

Definition 2024


positivist

positivist

English

Noun

positivist (plural positivists)

  1. A believer in positivism.

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Adjective

positivist (comparative more positivist, superlative most positivist)

  1. related to positivism
    • 1999, Clive Seale, The Quality of Qualitative Research
      "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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References

  • positivist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913