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Af*firm"a*tive (&unr_;), a. [L. affirmativus: cf. F. affirmatif.] 1. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.
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2. That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering “yes” to a question; -- opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote.
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3. Positive; dogmatic. [Obs.] J. Taylor.
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Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of Crito. Berkeley.
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4. (logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
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5. (Alg.) Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted.
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Af*firm"a*tive, n. 1. That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an affirmative proposition; that side of question which affirms or maintains the proposition stated; -- opposed to negative; as, there were forty votes in the affirmative, and ten in the negative.
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Whether there are such beings or not, 't is sufficient for my purpose that many have believed the affirmative. Dryden.
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2. A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as, yes, that is so, etc.
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