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non-negative

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables
non-neg-a-tive
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not negative.

adj

Of an element of a partially ordered ring, either positive or zero; not negative; greater than or equal to zero.

adj

Of a function, functional, etc. which has non-negative values over a particular domain D.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From non- + negative.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

nonnegative (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

nonpositive nonvanishing nonzero

Antonyms

negative

Questions

What does non-negative mean?
Not negative.
Where does non-negative come from?
From non- + negative.

How to pronounce non-negative

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