Defn: Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
5. (Alg.)
Defn: Positive; — a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted.
AFFIRMATIVE
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 Ant: negative; as, there were forty votes in the affirmative, and ten in the negative. Whether there are such beings or not, 't is sufficient for my purpose that many have believed the affirmative. Dryden.
2. A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as, yes, that is so, etc.
AFFIRMATIVELY
Af*firm"a*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In an affirmative manner; on the affirmative side of a question; in the affirmative; — opposed to negatively.
AFFIRMATORY
Af*firm"a*to*ry, a.
Defn: Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative. Massey.