Meaning

1 senses
  1. A believer in positivism.

    Positivist, Positivistin

    позитиви́стpozitivíst

More definitions
  • someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes

Translations

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Origin

Perhaps borrowed from French positiviste. Equivalent to positive + -ist, after positivism.

Perhaps borrowed from French positiviste. Equivalent to positive + -ist, after positivism.

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Forms

plural: positivists
Singularpositivist
Pluralpositivists

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes:rationalist

Word family

5 related words

See also

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