All 6 Uses

positive
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Spare Parts, by Joshua Davis
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She described Oscar's success in Santa Barbara, noting that his team triumphed due to their "ingenuity, positive outlook, and willingness to work hard."
p. 199.5 *

positive = optimistic
To some, these are positive developments.†
p. 221.3 *

positive = good
It wasn't a positive association.†
p. 4.4
CRISTIAN ARCECA TRIED not to care about what others thought of him since it usually wasn't positive.†
p. 20.1 *
"This is good, this is good," Oscar said, buying himself a few seconds to come up with a positive spin.†
p. 142.7

Uses with a meaning too rare to warrant foucs:

Definitions:

(1) (positive as in: I'm absolutely positive!)
certain (having no doubt; or used for emphasis)
(2) (positive as in: had a positive effect)
good or beneficial
(3) (positive as in: positive feedback from my boss)
approval or agreement
(4) (positive as in: a positive attitude)
optimistic (expecting or focusing on good things); or agreeable
(5) (positive as in: The test came back positive.)
found a condition or substance to be present
indicating the presence of something being tested for -- especially a disease, condition, or substance
(6) (positive as in: a positive number)
greater than zero (of a number)
(7) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
See a comprehensive dictionary for less common meanings of positive including some in the fields of electricity, physics, chemistry, medicine, philosophy, and grammar. Note that most all senses of positive indicate that something is good or present.