"nonzero" meaning in English

See nonzero in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From non- + zero. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|zero}} non- + zero Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonzero (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics, of a quantity) Not equal to zero. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics, Zero Translations (not equal to zero): nenulový [masculine] (Czech), non nul (French), अशून्य (aśūnya) (Hindi), 非零 (hirei) (Japanese), 非ゼロ (hizero) (Japanese), niezerowy [masculine] (Polish), não nulo (Portuguese), nenul (Romanian), ненулево́й (nenulevój) (Russian), nenulti [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), nollskild (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-nonzero-en-adj-Y4nUBqdM Disambiguation of Zero: 57 9 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 34 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 43 30 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 35 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 31 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 58 26 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 34 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 53 31 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 50 30 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 55 29 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 54 29 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 58 27 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 53 30 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 55 29 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 58 27 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 52 33 15 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'not equal to zero': 99 1
  2. (informal) Of an unspecified positive quantity. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonzero-en-adj-jXHEU7OZ Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 50 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 35 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: non-zero

Noun

Forms: nonzeroes [plural], nonzeros [plural]
Etymology: From non- + zero. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|zero}} non- + zero Head templates: {{en-noun|nonzeroes|s}} nonzero (plural nonzeroes or nonzeros)
  1. A quantity which is not zero. Related terms: nonnegative, nonpositive, nonvanishing
    Sense id: en-nonzero-en-noun-TAKhkuTD Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 35 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: non-zero

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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