positive and negative
Opposing charge types
Positive and negative are opposites across multiple domains.
In electricity, positive and negative charges attract each other.
In mathematics, positive numbers are greater than zero, negative less than zero.
In photography, a negative reverses light and dark values; a positive print restores them.
A positive test result confirms the presence of something; a negative rules it out.
A positive attitude expects good outcomes; a negative one anticipates bad.
Try to stay positive.
Don't be so negative about everything.
- plusSign of increase
- minusSubtraction symbol
- chargeCost or accusation
- polesLong sticks or extremities
- North PoleEarth's northern axis point
battery · optimistic · glass half full · pessimistic · glass half empty · good · bad · upbeat · downbeat · pro · con · pros and cons · yin · yang · opposite · feedback · reinforcement · test
positive and negativeneutral
Not favoring any side
impartial · noncommittal · objective · unbiased · nonjudgmental
positive and negativemiddle ground
Position between extremes
shades of gray · nuanced · spectrum · continuum · gradation
positive and negativeinconclusive
Not yielding a decision
indeterminate · uncertain · ambiguous · unclear · undetermined
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