"non-negative" meaning in English

See non-negative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: nonnegative [alternative]
Etymology: From non- + negative. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|non|negative}} non- + negative Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} non-negative (not comparable)
  1. Not negative. Tags: not-comparable Translations (not negative): nezáporný (Czech), ei-negatiivinen (Finnish), positif (French), nichtnegativ (German), ekki neikvæður (Icelandic), frekar jákvæður (Icelandic), ófrádrægur (Icelandic), stærri eða jafn núlli (Icelandic), non negativo (Italian), 非負 (Japanese), nieujemny (Polish), não negativo (Portuguese), nenegativ (Romanian), no negativo (Spanish), negatif olmayan (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-non-negative-en-adj--kbhY0op Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 34 41 25 Disambiguation of 'not negative': 62 36 1
  2. (mathematics) Of an element of a partially ordered ring, either positive or zero; not negative; greater than or equal to zero. Tags: not-comparable
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  3. (mathematics) Of a function, functional, etc. which has non-negative values over a particular domain D. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-non-negative-en-adj-PqLE7vu5 Categories (other): Mathematics, English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 34 41 25 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nonpositive, nonvanishing, nonzero

Alternative forms

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