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
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Nonpositive as an adjective (mathematics, of a quantity):
Not positive; either zero or negative.
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Nonpositive as a noun:
Any value that is not positive.
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Nonzero as an adjective (mathematics, of a quantity):
Not equal to zero.
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Nonzero as a noun:
A quantity which is not zero.
Examples:
"The function has 1074 nonzeros."