nonzero

[non-zeer-oh]

adjective

1. not equal to zero.

nonzero

1. Not equal to zero.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonzero¹

First recorded in 1900–05; non- + zero

Example Sentences

There is a nonzero possibility that could happen.

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Should this app gain even more popularity, there’s a nonzero chance that it gets banned too.

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The most dangerous thing Donald Trump is poised to do in his second administration—unless he barges into a nuclear war, which there is a nonzero chance of him doing—is elevate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a messianic, conspiracy-theorist, anti-vaccine menace to society.

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If Trump wins, God help us, but if he loses, I’m thinking there is a nonzero chance that we never see her again.

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My cancer was hereditary, meaning there’s a nonzero chance I will pass it on to any future children.

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