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nonzero en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + zero.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of a quantity, not equal to zero.
    • a nonzero Hopf number
  2. (informal, not-comparable) Of an unspecified positive quantity.
    • Under sharp questioning from Judge Paul S. Diamond, however, they conceded that Trump in fact had “a nonzero number of people in the room,” leaving Diamond audibly exasperated. 2020 November 11, “Trump lawyers suffer embarrassing rebukes from judges over voter fraud claims”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2020:
    • a nonzero chance of victory

Forms

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non-zero alternative lexicographic

Translations (16)

ro nenul (not equal to zero) · fr non nul (not equal to zero) · hu nemnulla (not equal to zero) · hi अशून्य (not equal to zero) · sv nollskild (not equal to zero) · pl niezerowy (not equal to zero) · ja 非ゼロ (not equal to zero) · es no nulo (not equal to zero) · ru ненулево́й (not equal to zero) · cs nenulový (not equal to zero) · sh nenulti (not equal to zero) · pt não nulo (not equal to zero) · hu nemzérus (not equal to zero) · es distinto de cero (not equal to zero) · ja 非零 (not equal to zero) · fr différent de zéro (not equal to zero)

nonzero en · NOUN

Etymology

From non- + zero.

Meanings

  1. A quantity which is not zero.
    • The function has 1074 nonzeros.

Forms

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nonzeros Number=Plur lexicographic
non-zero alternative lexicographic
nonzeroes Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

nonvanishing · nonpositive · nonnegative