nonnegative
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of nonnegative
Example Sentences
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The principal square root is the nonnegative root of the number.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
We conclude that the range is the set of nonnegative real numbers.
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
The principal square root is the nonnegative number that when multiplied by itself equals The square root obtained using a calculator is the principal square root.
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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