nonpositive

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ positive.

Adjective

nonpositive (not comparable)

1. Not positive.

   a nonpositive self-evaluation

2. (mathematics, of a quantity) Not positive; either zero or negative.

Usage notes

This term is not quite the same as negative since it allows for zero.

Antonyms

• positive

Translations

either zero or negative

• Finnish: ei-positiivinen
• French: négatif (fr)
• German: nichtpositiv (de)
• Japanese: 非正 (hisei)
• Romanian: nepozitiv
• Turkish: positif olmayan

Noun

nonpositive (plural nonpositives)

1. Any value that is not positive.

Antonyms

• positive

See also

• nonnegative
• nonvanishing
• nonzero