Positive root of a polynomial ($r>0,p(r)=0$)

A positive root of a real polynomial $p$ is a real number $r>0$ for which $p(r)=0$. Zero is excluded. A count of distinct positive roots counts each such number once; a count with multiplicity of a root counts a root of order $m$ exactly $m$ times. Multiplication by a power of $x$ does not change either positive-root count.