Background for pos

pos

/pɒz/

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adjective

Infected by the HIV virus

Examples :

"Because he's HIV-pos, he needs to take his medication regularly. "

medicine virus disease body

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adjective

Not negative or neutral.

Examples :

"The student received a pos grade on the test, which means it was higher than a zero or failing mark. "

attitude value moral

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adjective

Formally laid down.

Examples :

"Original Prompt Sentence: The company's pos policy on remote work was detailed in the employee handbook. "

law government politics

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adjective

Stated definitively and without qualification.

Examples :

""My teacher gave a pos warning that late homework would not be accepted, no exceptions." "

statement communication language

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adjective

Fully assured in opinion.

Examples :

"My sister was pos about her chances of winning the science fair; she had studied incredibly hard. "

attitude character mind

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adjective

Of number, greater than zero.

Examples :

"The balance in my bank account needs to be a pos number so I can pay my rent. "

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adjective

Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.

Examples :

"Her pos attitude and encouraging words helped the team stay motivated during the difficult project. "

character moral attitude value

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Overconfident, dogmatic.

Examples :

"Even though he had just started learning, his pos attitude made him believe he knew more than the experienced programmers. "

attitude character philosophy mind

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adjective

Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.

Examples :

"Instead of relying on hypotheticals, the manager wanted pos results to demonstrate the effectiveness of the new strategy. "

philosophy science theory business

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Having more protons than electrons.

Examples :

"The sodium ion, having lost an electron, is pos, and therefore attracts negatively charged chloride ions to form table salt. "

physics chemistry science energy

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adjective

(grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.

Examples :

"‘Better’ is an irregular comparative of the positive form ‘good’."

grammar language linguistics

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adjective

Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations; absolute.

Examples :

"The idea of beauty is not positive, but depends on the different tastes of individuals."

philosophy theory logic abstract

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adjective

Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.

Examples :

"The box was not empty – I felt some positive substance within it."

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Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.

Examples :

"The results of our experiment are positive."

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adjective

Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.

Examples :

"A positive photograph can be developed from a photographic negative."

art appearance quality

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adjective

Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.

Examples :

"The first-night reviews were largely positive."

attitude value business finance moral economy quality achievement position

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adjective

Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.

Examples :

"He was a pos beginner at guitar when he started, unable to even hold it correctly. "

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adjective

Examples :

"He has a positive outlook on life."

attitude character mind emotion

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adjective

Electropositive

Examples :

"In chemistry class, we learned that sodium is a very pos element because it readily loses an electron to form a positive ion. "

chemistry physics science element

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Basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.

Examples :

"The metal's pos charge allowed it to easily bond with the negatively charged solution during the electroplating process. "

chemistry material science technical

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adjective

Examples :

"After the test, Mark learned he was HIV-pos. "

medicine virus disease

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adjective

(New Age jargon) Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable; (often precedes 'energy', 'thought', 'feeling' or 'emotion').

Examples :

"After meditating, I felt a surge of pos energy and a sense of calm. "

attitude mind soul philosophy emotion quality being

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noun

Examples :

"We saw a beautiful pos displaying its colorful feathers at the zoo. "

animal bird nature

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noun

Examples :

"Before indoor plumbing, people often kept a pos under the bed for nighttime bathroom needs. "