non-negative

See also: nonnegative

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Alternative forms

• nonnegative

Etymology

From non- +‎ negative.

Adjective

non-negative (not comparable)

1. Not negative.

   a non-negative self-evaluation

2. (mathematics) Of an element of a partially ordered ring, either positive or zero; not negative; greater than or equal to zero.

   Distances are non-negative.

3. (mathematics) Of a function, functional, etc. which has non-negative values over a particular domain D.

   For all ${\displaystyle x\in D}$, ${\displaystyle f(x)\geq 0}$

Usage notes

• This term is not quite the same as positive since it allows for zero.

Antonyms

• negative

Translations

not negative

Czech: nezáporný Finnish: ei-negatiivinen (fi) French: positif (fr) German: nichtnegativ (de) Icelandic: ekki neikvæður, frekar jákvæður, ófrádrægur, stærri eða jafn núlli Italian: non negativo Japanese: 非負 (ja) Polish: nieujemny (pl) Portuguese: não negativo Romanian: nenegativ Spanish: no negativo Turkish: negatif olmayan

See also

• nonpositive
• nonvanishing
• nonzero

Anagrams

• nonagentive