If you would like to perform an action by energising to act ( Logic 1 = desired output) then it's positive logic.
If you would like to perform an action by de-energising to act ( Logic 0 = desired output) then it's negative logic.
Here is an example for the positive and negative logic
POSITIVE LOGIC NEGATIVE LOGIC
o/p Y = 1 (energise to act) o/p Y = 0 (de-energise to act)
A B Y A B Y
1 1 1 1 1 0
1 0 0 1 0 1
0 1 0 0 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 1
any how the required action can be performed by using either a positive logic or a negative logic.