Positional
adjective
Related to the location or way something is situated.
Positional awareness is crucial in football to know where teammates are at all times.
Often appears as...
- positional advantage
- positional accuracy
adjective
Related to a job or role in a hierarchy or organization.
Understanding the positional significance of executives can benefit businesses.
Often appears as...
- positional hierarchy
- positional power
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Academic
adjective
Related to the points or coordinates of a given object in space.
We can identify the object's location using a positional system of coordinates.
Often appears as...
- positional system
- positional coordinates
adjective
Related to the location or way something is situated.
Positional awareness is crucial in football to know where teammates are at all times.
Often appears as...
- positional advantage
- positional accuracy
adjective
Related to a job or role in a hierarchy or organization.
Understanding the positional significance of executives can benefit businesses.
Often appears as...
- positional hierarchy
- positional power
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Related to the points or coordinates of a given object in space.
We can identify the object's location using a positional system of coordinates.
Often appears as...
- positional system
- positional coordinates
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Sports Strategy
In sports contexts, 'positional' often relates to a player's strategic placement on the field or court.
The coach emphasized positional play during our basketball practice.
Pro Tip 2/3Awareness in Games
'Positional' can imply awareness in game scenarios, critical in team coordination and tactics.
Her positional sense in chess allowed her to anticipate her opponent's moves.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-literal Use
May be used metaphorically to describe a situation's dynamics, not just physical positions.
Politically, his positional shift surprised everyone.
Pro Tip 1/3Sports Strategy
In sports contexts, 'positional' often relates to a player's strategic placement on the field or court.
The coach emphasized positional play during our basketball practice.
Pro Tip 2/3Awareness in Games
'Positional' can imply awareness in game scenarios, critical in team coordination and tactics.
Her positional sense in chess allowed her to anticipate her opponent's moves.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-literal Use
May be used metaphorically to describe a situation's dynamics, not just physical positions.
Politically, his positional shift surprised everyone.
Pro Tip 1/3Sports Strategy
In sports contexts, 'positional' often relates to a player's strategic placement on the field or court.
The coach emphasized positional play during our basketball practice.
Pro Tip 2/3Awareness in Games
'Positional' can imply awareness in game scenarios, critical in team coordination and tactics.
Her positional sense in chess allowed her to anticipate her opponent's moves.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-literal Use
May be used metaphorically to describe a situation's dynamics, not just physical positions.
Politically, his positional shift surprised everyone.
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Nick Bostrom: Humanity's...
they're positional goods. But part of the reason -- and that's the reason why we have ethical ground for pursuing these -- is that they're also intrinsically valuable. It's just better to be able to understand more of the world around you and the people that you are communicating with,
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Gang Leaders PIPE Hard Time
involved in contraband and violence we know leader going around stealing and being violent you can't be no leader like that you be a little based on how you carry yourself how you walk in your shoe when you're in positional
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How high can you count...
It depends on how dexterous you feel. If you can bend each finger just halfway, that gives us three different states - down, half bent, and raised. Now, we can count using a base-three positional system,
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Nick Bostrom: Humanity's...
they're positional goods. But part of the reason -- and that's the reason why we have ethical ground for pursuing these -- is that they're also intrinsically valuable. It's just better to be able to understand more of the world around you and the people that you are communicating with,
Video examples
Gang Leaders PIPE Hard Time
involved in contraband and violence we know leader going around stealing and being violent you can't be no leader like that you be a little based on how you carry yourself how you walk in your shoe when you're in positional
Video examples
How high can you count...
It depends on how dexterous you feel. If you can bend each finger just halfway, that gives us three different states - down, half bent, and raised. Now, we can count using a base-three positional system,
Example 1 of 3
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John Dorsey
American Athlete
Once you identify positional needs, then I think, then, what you do is, you be very selective on how you go about acquiring those players. You have to look at the resources available on how to acquire those players, and then, if you can, go acquire those assets that can best help this team get over the hump.
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Dennis Bergkamp
Dutch Athlete
Arsene Wenger's idea is not only to play good football. It's to play good football to win. In my day, we knew that with our style we could hurt teams and win trophies too. But we did it our way, with the positional game, passing, movement.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
Positional leaders ignore the fact that every person has hopes, dreams, desires, and goals of his own. And leaders must bring their vision and the aspirations of the people they lead together in a way that benefits everyone.
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Ben Affleck
American Actor
My father has positional vertigo, and if he flies he gets really dizzy, so he has to drive out to California, which he does a couple times a year. We talk, but we e-mail mostly.
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Gary Hamel
American Businessman
A titled leader relies heavily on positional power to get things done; a natural leader is able to mobilize others without the whip of formal authority.
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DeAndre Yedlin
American Athlete
Positional awareness comes with experience, so getting game time helps, but we also work a lot in training as a back-line and also on defensive shape.
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Ken Blanchard
American Businessman
In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people... they no longer can lead solely based on positional power.
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Michael Laudrup
Danish Coach
Cruyff defined a philosophy and a style of how we had to play: positional play, type of players, the profile of the coaches, even.
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Ernesto Valverde
Spanish Athlete
Positional play is good for training, but in games, to win matches, you need someone who can go past defenders and take chances.
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John Dorsey
American Athlete
Once you identify positional needs, then I think, then, what you do is, you be very selective on how you go about acquiring those players. You have to look at the resources available on how to acquire those players, and then, if you can, go acquire those assets that can best help this team get over the hump.
Quote examples
Dennis Bergkamp
Dutch Athlete
Arsene Wenger's idea is not only to play good football. It's to play good football to win. In my day, we knew that with our style we could hurt teams and win trophies too. But we did it our way, with the positional game, passing, movement.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
Positional leaders ignore the fact that every person has hopes, dreams, desires, and goals of his own. And leaders must bring their vision and the aspirations of the people they lead together in a way that benefits everyone.
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Ben Affleck
American Actor
My father has positional vertigo, and if he flies he gets really dizzy, so he has to drive out to California, which he does a couple times a year. We talk, but we e-mail mostly.
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Gary Hamel
American Businessman
A titled leader relies heavily on positional power to get things done; a natural leader is able to mobilize others without the whip of formal authority.
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DeAndre Yedlin
American Athlete
Positional awareness comes with experience, so getting game time helps, but we also work a lot in training as a back-line and also on defensive shape.
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Ken Blanchard
American Businessman
In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people... they no longer can lead solely based on positional power.
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Michael Laudrup
Danish Coach
Cruyff defined a philosophy and a style of how we had to play: positional play, type of players, the profile of the coaches, even.
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Ernesto Valverde
Spanish Athlete
Positional play is good for training, but in games, to win matches, you need someone who can go past defenders and take chances.
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