The difference between Plus and Positive

When used as nouns, plus means a positive quantity, whereas positive means a thing capable of being affirmed.

When used as adjectives, plus means being positive rather than negative or zero, whereas positive means not negative or neutral.

Plus is also preposition with the meaning: and.

Plus is also verb with the meaning: to add.

check bellow for the other definitions of Plus and Positive

  1. Plus as a preposition:

    And; sum of the previous one and the following one.

    Examples:

    "Two plus two equals four."

    "A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen."

  2. Plus as a preposition (colloquial):

    With; having in addition.

    Examples:

    "I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred euros in spending money!"

  3. Plus as a preposition:

    And also; in addition; besides (which).

    Examples:

    "Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well."

  1. Plus as a noun:

    A positive quantity.

  2. Plus as a noun:

    An asset or useful addition.

    Examples:

    "He is a real plus to the team."

  3. Plus as a noun (arithmetic):

    A plus sign: +.

  1. Plus as an adjective:

    Being positive rather than negative or zero.

    Examples:

    "−2 * −2 = +4'' ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four")"

  2. Plus as an adjective:

    Positive, or involving advantage.

    Examples:

    "He is a plus factor."

  3. Plus as an adjective (physics):

    Electrically positive.

    Examples:

    "A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole."

  4. Plus as an adjective (postpositive):

    (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards.

    Examples:

    "The bus can fit 60 plus kids, but we only get 48."

  1. Plus as a verb (informal):

    To add; to subject to addition.

  2. Plus as a verb (often followed by 'up'):

    To increase in magnitude.

  3. Plus as a verb:

    To improve.

  4. Plus as a verb:

    To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms.

  5. Plus as a verb (sales):

    To sell additional related items with an original purchase.

  6. Plus as a verb (psychology):

    To frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation.

  7. Plus as a verb (social media):

    To give a mark of approval on .

  8. Plus as a verb (homeopathy):

    To increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring.

  9. Plus as a verb (optometry):

    To increase a correction.

  1. Positive as an adjective:

    Not negative or neutral.

  2. Positive as an adjective (legal):

    Formally laid down.

  3. Positive as an adjective:

    Stated definitively and without qualification.

  4. Positive as an adjective:

    Fully assured in opinion.

  5. Positive as an adjective (mathematics):

    Of number, greater than zero.

  6. Positive as an adjective:

    Characterized by constructiveness or influence for the better.

  7. Positive as an adjective:

    Overconfident, dogmatic.

  8. Positive as an adjective (chiefly, philosophy):

    Actual, real, concrete, not theoretical or speculative.

  9. Positive as an adjective (physics):

    Having more protons than electrons.

  10. Positive as an adjective (grammar):

    Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.

  11. Positive as an adjective:

    Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations; absolute.

  12. Positive as an adjective:

    Characterized by the existence or presence of distinguishing qualities or features, rather than by their absence.

  13. Positive as an adjective:

    Characterized by the presence of features which support a hypothesis.

  14. Positive as an adjective (photography):

    Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.

  15. Positive as an adjective:

    Favorable, desirable by those interested or invested in that which is being judged.

  16. Positive as an adjective:

    Wholly what is expressed; colloquially downright, entire, outright.

  17. Positive as an adjective:

    Optimistic.

  18. Positive as an adjective (chemistry):

    electropositive

  19. Positive as an adjective (chemistry):

    basic; metallic; not acid; opposed to negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic radicals.

  20. Positive as an adjective (slang):

    HIV positive.

  21. Positive as an adjective ([[New Age]] [[jargon]]):

    Good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable; (often precedes 'energy', 'thought', 'feeling' or 'emotion').

  1. Positive as a noun:

    A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek South"

  2. Positive as a noun:

    A favourable point or characteristic.

  3. Positive as a noun:

    Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric charge.

  4. Positive as a noun (grammar):

    A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.

  5. Positive as a noun (grammar):

    An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.

  6. Positive as a noun (photography):

    A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, as opposed to a negative.

  7. Positive as a noun:

    The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.

  8. Positive as a noun:

    A positive result of a test.

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