nonempty

American

[non-emp-tee] / nɒnˈɛmp ti /

adjective

Mathematics.

(of a set, group, collection, etc.) containing at least one element.

Etymology

Origin of nonempty

First recorded in 1935–40; non- + empty

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This axiom, which most mathematicians use in their work, says that one can choose a single element of every set in a collection of nonempty sets.

From Scientific American • Oct. 14, 2018

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