non-negative

See also: nonnegative

English

Alternative forms

• nonnegative

Etymology

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 $x\in D$, $f(x)\geq 0$

Usage notes

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

Antonyms

• negative

Translations

Translations

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

See also

• nonpositive
• nonvanishing
• nonzero

Anagrams

• nonagentive