positive law — pos·i·tive law n: law established or recognized by governmental authority compare natural law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. positive law … Law dictionary
Positive psychology — is a recent branch of psychology that studies the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Positive psychologists seek to find and nurture genius and talent, and to make normal life more fullfilling, not to cure… … Wikipedia
positive — pos‧i‧tive [ˈpɒztɪv ǁ ˈpɑːz ] adjective 1. good or useful: • When interest rates fall, there is a positive effect on business confidence. • He felt that these meetings did not make any sort of positive contribution to branch performance. 2.… … Financial and business terms
Positive psychotherapy — is a psychodynamic method of psychotherapy founded by Dr. Nossrat Peseschkian in 1968 in Germany. It is based on a positive conception of humanity, and has an integral and holistic approach. It is today spread in many countries. The main center… … Wikipedia
Positive economics — is the branch of economics that concerns the description and explanation of economic phenomena (Wong, 1987, p. 920). It focuses on facts and cause and effect relationships and includes the development and testing of economics theories. Earlier… … Wikipedia
Positive accounting — is the branch of academic research in accounting that seeks to explain and predict actual accounting practices. This contrasts with normative accounting, that seeks to derive and prescribe optimal accounting standards.Positive accounting can be… … Wikipedia
Positive Alternatives to Homosexuality — (PATH.) is a coalition of predominantly ex gay groups, which aims to offer their conception of chastity as a alternative to a same sex relationships [ [http://www.pathinfo.org/index2.htm P.A.T.H. Positive Alternatives To Homosexuality ] ] . Goal… … Wikipedia
positive law/positive theology — Branch of these subjects treating of particular texts and matters of fact and history, rather than general principles and ideas … Philosophy dictionary
Positive law — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Branch point — In the mathematical field of complex analysis, a branch point may be informally thought of as a point z 0 at which a multi valued function (usually referred to as a multifunction in the context of complex analysis) changes values when one winds… … Wikipedia