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positivists

positivists is the plural of positivist.

Meaning of positivist

Noun

positivist (plural positivists)

  1. A believer in positivism.
    • The English mind is prone to positivism and kindred forms of materialistic philosophy, and we must expect the derivative theory to be taken up in that interest. We have no predilection for that school, but the contrary. If we had, we might have looked complacently upon a line of criticism which...1886, Thomas H. Huxley, Science and Morals
    Synonyms:
    Comtist

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Questions about positivists

What is positivists the plural of?
Positivists is the plural of positivist.

Words near positivists in the dictionary

  1. positivism
  2. positivisms
  3. positivist
  4. positivistic
  5. positivistically
  6. positivists
  7. positivities
  8. positivity
  9. positivity effect
  10. positivity effects
  11. positivity rate

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