Noun
- 1. positivism, logical positivism, empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism
- usage: the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)
- 2. positivity, positiveness, positivism, quality
- usage: a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness
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