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positivist

noun

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from positiviste

Definitions

  1. A believer in positivism.

    • By discouraging what they conceive to be the weakness of their master, the English Positivists have broken the strength of their religion. A man who has faith must be prepared not only to be a martyr, but to be a fool.

  2. 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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