"nonpositive" meaning in English

See nonpositive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From non- + positive. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|positive}} non- + positive Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonpositive (not comparable)
  1. Not positive. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonpositive-en-adj-FX1oOLph Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 34 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 33 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 39 34 27
  2. (mathematics, of a quantity) Not positive; either zero or negative. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (either zero or negative): ei-positiivinen (Finnish), négatif (French), nichtpositiv (German), 非正 (hisei) (Japanese), nepozitiv (Romanian), positif olmayan (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-nonpositive-en-adj-ZnZuRBX- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 34 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 33 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 39 34 27 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'either zero or negative': 4 96

Noun

Forms: nonpositives [plural]
Etymology: From non- + positive. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|positive}} non- + positive Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonpositive (plural nonpositives)
  1. Any value that is not positive. Related terms: nonnegative, nonvanishing, nonzero
    Sense id: en-nonpositive-en-noun-M2PWWKZT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 34 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 31 30 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 33 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 39 34 27

Inflected forms

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