nonpositive

English edit

Etymology edit

non- +‎ positive

Adjective edit

nonpositive (not comparable)

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

Usage notes edit

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

Antonyms edit

positive

Translations edit

either zero or negative

Finnish: ei-positiivinen
French: négatif (fr)
German: nichtpositiv (de)
Japanese: 非正 (hisei)
Romanian: nepozitiv
Turkish: positif olmayan

Noun edit

nonpositive (plural nonpositives)

Any value that is not positive.

Antonyms edit

positive

See also edit

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