positional adjective 4noun 1forms 1 adjective4 •Relating to the position of something. •Based on long-term strategy, on gaining and exploiting small advantages, and on analyzing the larger position, rather than calculating more immediate tactics. •Having or pertaining to a value that is a function of its social desirability, as opposed to its utility.Of course, this ex post problem may have a negative feedback on the ex ante desirability of having market transactions for positional goods. — 1998 •An argument that is passed to a subroutine according to its position in the invocation code, rather than on its name; compare with named. noun1 •A member of a class of verb in some languages that indicates position or posture. formspositionals
