■ noun Philosophy
1》 a philosophical system (especially as postulated by the French philosopher Auguste Comte (1798–1857)) recognizing only that which can be scientifically verified or which is capable of logical or mathematical proof, and therefore rejecting metaphysics and theism.
↘another term for logical ~ .
2》 the theory that laws derive validity from the fact of having been enacted by authority or of deriving logically from existing decisions, rather than from any moral considerations.
Derivatives
positivist noun & adjective
positivistic adjective
positivistically adverb