nonpositive

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Etymology[edit]

non- +‎ positive

Adjective[edit]

nonpositive (not comparable)

  1. Not positive.
    a nonpositive self-evaluation
  2. (mathematics, of a quantity) Not positive; either zero or negative.

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This term is not quite the same as negative since it allows for zero.

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Noun[edit]

nonpositive (plural nonpositives)

  1. Any value that is not positive.

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