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positivist

DEFINITIONS OF: positivist

1

adj of or relating to positivism

“positivist thinkers”
“positivist doctrine”
Synonyms:
positive, positivistic

n someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes

Synonyms:
rationalist
Types:
logical positivist
someone who maintains that any statement that cannot be verified empirically is meaningless
Type of:
nonreligious person
a person who does not manifest devotion to a deity
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