positive definite

adjective Mathematics.

(of a quadratic form) positive for all real values of the variables, where the values are not all zero.

(of a matrix) displaying the coefficients of a positive definite quadratic form.

QUIZZES

CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL PART OF SPEECH QUIZ!

How well do you know your adjectives from your adverbs? Your preposition from your pronouns? Your interjections from your conjunctions? Let’s put your knowledge of parts of speech to the text! Note: Many of the following questions will ask you to identify the parts of speech “in order.” That means the first word in all capital letters will correspond to the first option in an answer, and so on.

Question 1 of 10

In order, what parts of speech are the words in all capital letters? Alisa was VERY tired, SO she decided to go to bed.

adverb, adverb

adverb, conjunction

adjective, conjunction

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of positive definite

First recorded in 1905–10

OTHER WORDS FROM positive definite

positive definiteness, noun

Words nearby positive definite

positive caster, positive column, positive convergence, positive crankcase ventilation, positive declination, positive definite, positive discrimination, positive electricity, positive electron, positive end-expiratory pressure, positive eugenics