- positivistic
- adjective see positivism
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positivistic — positivism ► NOUN Philosophy ▪ a system recognizing only that which can be scientifically verified or logically proved, and therefore rejecting metaphysics and theism. DERIVATIVES positivist noun & adjective positivistic adjective … English terms dictionary
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positivistic — adjective Of or pertaining to positivism … Wiktionary
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positivistic — Synonyms and related words: Cyrenaic, Eleatic, Epicurean, Marxian, Marxist, Megarian, Stoic, animist, animistic, atomistic, bigoted, commonsense, conceited, cosmotheistic, doctrinaire, doctrinarian, dogmatic, dogmatizing, down to earth, earthy,… … Moby Thesaurus
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Pragmatic validity — in research looks to a different paradigms than more traditional, (post)positivistic research approaches. It tries to ameliorate problems associated with the rigour relevance debate, and is applicable in all kinds of research streams. Simply put … Wikipedia
