The difference between Nonnegative and Nonzero

When used as nouns, nonnegative means any value that is not negative, whereas nonzero means a quantity which is not zero.

When used as adjectives, nonnegative means (of a quantity) not negative, whereas nonzero means not equal to zero.


check bellow for the other definitions of Nonnegative and Nonzero

  1. Nonnegative as an adjective (mathematics):

    (of a quantity) Not negative; either zero or positive

  1. Nonnegative as a noun:

    Any value that is not negative.

  1. Nonzero as an adjective (mathematics, of a quantity):

    Not equal to zero.

  1. Nonzero as a noun:

    A quantity which is not zero.

    Examples:

    "The function has 1074 nonzeros."