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nonvalue

nonvalue noun: that which is not a value (in various senses).

Noun

nonvalue (plural nonvalues)

  1. That which is not a value (in various senses).
    • Other systems have techniques to make it easier to treat nonvalues as 0 or another value; generally speaking, some automatic conversion to 0 is provided. Microsoft's MDX automatically treats NULL as zero in most cases […]2002, Erik Thomsen, OLAP Solutions: Building Multidimensional Information Systems
    • He needs to identify the crucial indispensable values to his life and distinguish them from lesser values and nonvalues.2005, Edward W. Younkins, Philosophers of Capitalism: Menger, Mises, Rand, and Beyond

Forms of nonvalue

pluralnonvalues

Origin of nonvalue

From non- + value.

Questions about nonvalue

What does nonvalue mean?
Nonvalue means that which is not a value (in various senses).
What part of speech is nonvalue?
Nonvalue is a noun.
What is the plural of nonvalue?
The plural of nonvalue is nonvalues.

Words near nonvalue in the dictionary

  1. nonvalidated
  2. nonvalidating
  3. nonvalidity
  4. nonvaluable
  5. nonvaluation
  6. nonvalue
  7. nonvalued
  8. nonvalues
  9. nonvalve
  10. nonvalved
  11. nonvalvular

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