nonnegative
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of nonnegative
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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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