Nonzero

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A quantity which is not zero.

    "The function has 1074 nonzeros."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not equal to zero. not-comparable

    "nonzero Hopf number"

  2. 2
    Of an unspecified positive quantity. informal, not-comparable

    "a nonzero chance of victory"

Example

More examples

"Under sharp questioning from Judge Paul S. Diamond, however, they conceded that Trump in fact had “a nonzero number of people in the room,” leaving Diamond audibly exasperated."

Etymology

From non- + zero.

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