The difference between Nonpositive and Nonzero

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

When used as adjectives, nonpositive means not positive, whereas nonzero means not equal to zero.


check bellow for the other definitions of Nonpositive and Nonzero

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

    Not positive; either zero or negative.

  1. Nonpositive as a noun:

    Any value that is not positive.

  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."