Positive

{poz/ -it-iv) \_positivus, from ponere, to place]. Real, existing, actual. In mathematics and physiology, denoting one of two quantities or conditions a umed as primary or fundamental; opposed to one a umed as negative; denoting a quantity greater than zero; to be added, additive. P. Electricity, the kind of electricity developed by rubbing gla with silk. P. Electrode, P. Pole; the electrode or pole connected with the negative plate of a battery. P., Element, P., Plate; that plate of a battery which is acted upon by the fluid, e. g., the zinc-plate in the zinc-carbon battery. 517