nonnegative
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of nonnegative
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No. The input represents time, so while nonnegative rational and irrational numbers are possible, negative real numbers are not possible for this example.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 1, 2021
We conclude that the range is the set of nonnegative real numbers.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
We now consider the case when the exponent r is any real number, not necessarily a nonnegative integer.
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
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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