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non-negative

non-negative adjective: not negative.

Adjective

non-negative (not comparable)

  1. Not negative.
    • a non-negative self-evaluation
  2. 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. Of a function, functional, etc. which has non-negative values over a particular domain D.
    • For all x∈D, f(x)>0

Antonyms of non-negative

Forms of non-negative

alternative formnonnegative

Origin of non-negative

From non- + negative.

Questions about non-negative

What does non-negative mean?
Non-negative means not negative.
What part of speech is non-negative?
Non-negative is an adjective.

Words near non-negative in the dictionary

  1. non-native speaker
  2. non-native speakers
  3. non-native species
  4. non-native-speaker
  5. non-natives
  6. non-negative
  7. non-negligible
  8. non-negotiable
  9. non-negotiables
  10. non-neoclassical
  11. non-neonatal

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