A result that indicates that a given condition is present when it is not. An example of a false positive would be if a particular test designed to detect cancer returns a positive result but the person does not have 'cancer.

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Positive is the sign given to an integer greater than zero.

Opposite of a negative - An image, such as print or a slide, with the same tonal values and colors as the original scene.

1520s, from positive (adj.).

early 14c., originally a legal term meaning "formally laid down," from Old French positif (13c.) and directly from Latin positivus "settled by agreement, positive" (opposed to natu [..]

In photography, images capable of being produced in multiples that result from the transfer of a negative image to another surface, such as a photographic print on paper.

good or encouraging.

1. Beneficial. Opposite of negative. 2. Of a number: greater than zero. Contrasts with negative. 3. Of a change in a number: moving toward zero if less than zero or away from zero if greater than zero [..]

characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a [..]

An image in which the black parts of black–and–white copy appear as black opaque areas on a transparent base or film, as distinguished from a NEGATIVE, which reverses the relationship. In photography, [..]

meaning yes; absolutely sure

adj. Free from doubt or hesitation.

Film that contains an image with the same tonal values as the original; opposite of a negative.

Definition adjective

A photographic image in which the rendition of tones and colors is nearly the same as in the original subject (light for light and dark for dark), as opposed to a photographic negative in which the to [..]

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A reproduction that is exactly like the original.

a true photographic image of the original made on paper or film.

Covenants: Promises made under a loan agreement by the borrower to undertake certain actions.

(n) the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution(n) a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond [..]

Designating or pertaining to electrical potential; opposite of negative. The positive battery terminal is the point where electrons return to the battery during discharge.

electrical terminal having a deficiency of electrons and attracts electrons from negative terminal, causing current flow.

Characteristic of an image on film or paper in which blacks in the original subject are black or opaque and whites in the original are white or clear.

    For sources, implies the terminal that has a deficiency of free electrons.  Also, can imply the polarity of a point in a circuit in respect to some other point.

(1) Describing the terminal of a storage battery from which the conventional current leaves the battery; (2) having the ability to attract electrons; and (3) the opposite [..]

Designating, or pertaining to, a kind of electrical potential; opposite of negative. A point or terminal on a battery having higher relative electrical potential. The positive battery terminal is the [..]

(positiv): a term relating to adjective/adverb comparison. The positive form of an adjective or adverb is its base form, e.g. good, bad, beautiful, comfortable, late, slowly.

Another word for slide, as is "transparency". Also, a print from a negative.

Making a positive image directly from film exposed in the camera to reproduce a subject's shading, i.e., light and dark.

A film (transparancy) that, when viewed, is like the original in tone and colour, unlike a negative film where tones appear reversed.

Opposite of negative, used to describe any photographic image that reproduces the subject's original tones and/or colors. A slide is a positive; a print is a positive.

in photography, the production of prints or transparencies in which light and dark correspond to the tonal range of the original subject.

a serologic test that is positive tells you that the antigen or antibody being tested for is present

Usually refers to a test result. If you have a positive TB skin test reaction, you probably have TB infection.

Film that contains an image with the same tonal values as the original; opposite of a negative.

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Film that contains an image with the same tonal values as the original; opposite of a negative.

Image reproduction with the same density values as the original.

Film that contains an image with the same tonal values as the original; opposite of a negative.

Film that contains an image with the same tonal values as the original; opposite of a negative.

Film that contains an image with the same tonal values as the original; opposite of a negative.

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