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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.
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Origin of positive definite

First recorded in 1905–10

OTHER WORDS FROM positive definite

positive definiteness, noun

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How to use positive definite in a sentence

  • You mean that it has come as a positive definite occurrence, with a name and a date?

    The Beast in the Jungle|Henry James

  • They imply a confession of lack of such wisdom as would enable me to make positive definite proposals.

    China, Japan and the U.S.A.|John Dewey
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