nonpositive

English

Etymology

non- +‎ positive

Adjective

nonpositive (not comparable)

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

Usage notes

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

Antonyms

positive

Translations

either zero or negative

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

Noun

nonpositive (plural nonpositives)

Any value that is not positive.

Antonyms

positive

See also

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