The difference between Nonvanishing and Nonzero

When used as adjectives, nonvanishing means (of a quantity) that is nonzero at all points in a space, whereas nonzero means not equal to zero.


Nonzero is also noun with the meaning: a quantity which is not zero.

check bellow for the other definitions of Nonvanishing and Nonzero

  1. Nonvanishing as an adjective (mathematics):

    (of a quantity) that is nonzero at all points in a space

  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."

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