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nonnegative

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[non-neg-uh-tiv] / nɒnˈnɛg ə tɪv /

adjective

Mathematics.
  1. (of a real number) greater than or equal to zero.


Etymology

Origin of nonnegative

First recorded in 1880–85; non- + negative


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Recall that a polynomial is an expression consisting of the sum of two or more terms, each of which consists of a constant and a variable raised to a nonnegative integral power.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 1, 2021

Since every nonnegative real number has a real-value square root, every nonnegative number is an element of the range of this function.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

This is not the case here because the range of the square root function is nonnegative.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

If and are nonnegative, the square root of the product is equal to the product of the square roots of and See Example 2 and Example 3.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015

Positive numbers, negative numbers, and zero all give you nonnegative squares, and those three possibilities cover the whole number line.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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