nonnegative
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnˈnɛɡətɪv/
- Specialized
- The scheduler labels or weights the dependence graph edges with nonnegative integers representing the pipeline delay that would result if the two instructions represented by the incident nodes were issued in sequence.
- nonnegative numbers
- nonnegative power
Examples
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Then the Y are nonnegative random variables, Y1 = 1, and
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Similarly, in going from the nonnegative integers to all integers or the rationals, well-ordering/induction is lost in return for additive/multiplicative inverses.
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Well, again, we're summing over nonnegative things, right?
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(15) D is a nonnegative power of 10 or is of a nonnegative power of 10.
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Nonnegative effects could include perceptions of neutral or positive impact.
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What we don't know is that π actually has nonnegative terms.
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Let Rn be the nth-dimensional Euclidean real space, and R+ and N+ be the sets of nonnegative real numbers and integers, respectively.
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It is an important theorem that, under very general conditions, when an objective function is maximized under constraints, the solution also generates a set of nonnegative numbers, usually called "shadow prices" (but here called "shadow values" to emphasize that these are not necessarily the prices to be charged to water users).
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In mathematics, a nonnegative number is any value that is either positive or zero.
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The total profit from the project is expected to be a nonnegative figure, indicating no loss.
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Etymology
The word nonnegative comes from the parts non- meaning 'not' and negative meaning 'below zero' or 'minus'. So, it means 'not below zero', that is, zero or a positive number.