positivist

ˈpɑzɪtɪvɪst

Definition

Definition of positivist - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

philosophical

TECH.

relating to the philosophy that accepts only scientific facts

TECH.

Her positivist approach to the study ignored subjective interpretations.

empirical

rational

scientific

science

TECH.

emphasizing empirical data and observable facts

TECH.

Her positivist attitude dismissed any speculative theories.

empirical

scientific

Noun

philosophy

TECH.

person who believes only science gives true knowledge

TECH.

A positivist rejects explanations not based on science.

empiricist

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logical positivist

person following logical positivism philosophy

The logical positivist argued against metaphysical claims.

Origin of positivist

French, positif (positive) + -iste (ist)

Examples of positivist in a sentence

The positivist view dismisses metaphysical claims.
His positivist approach focused solely on measurable outcomes.
The positivist perspective values data over intuition.
The positivist dismissed myths as unscientific.
As a positivist, she valued empirical evidence above all.

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French:positiviste, ...
German:positivistisch, Positivist, ...
Italian:positivista, ...
Spanish:positivista, ...
Portuguese:positivista, ...
Chinese:实证主义的, 实证主义者, ...
Japanese:実証主義的, 実証主義者, ...
Arabic:وَضْعِيّ, وَضْعِي, ...
Hebrew:פּוֹזִיטִיבִיסְטִי, פּוֹזִיטִיבִיסְט, ...
Russian:позитивистский, позитивист, ...
Ukrainian:позитивістський, позитивіст, ...
Hindi:सकारात्मकतावादी, पॉजिटिविस्ट, ...
Bengali:ইতিবাচকতাবাদী, পজিটিভিস্ট, ...
Catalan:positivista, empirista, ...
Czech:pozitivistický, pozitivista, ...
Danish:positivistisk, positivist, ...
Dutch:positivistisch, positivist, ...
Greek:θετικιστικός, θετικιστής, ...
Hungarian:pozitivista, empirista, ...
Khmer:បែបវិជ្ជមាននិយម, អ្នកពិសិដ្ឋនិយម, ...
Korean:실증주의적인, 실증주의자, ...
Persian:پوزیتیویستی, پوزیتیویست, ...
Polish:pozytywistyczny, pozytywista, ...
Portuguese (BR):positivista, ...
Romanian:pozitivist, empiricist, ...
Swedish:positivistisk, positivist, ...
Thai:เชิงบวก, นักทฤษฎีปฏิฐานนิยม, ...
Turkish:pozitivist, olgucu, ...
Vietnamese:chủ nghĩa thực chứng, người theo chủ nghĩa thực chứng, ...

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