adj
Meaning 1
Not positive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a nonpositive self-evaluation
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
nonpositive
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adj
Meaning 2
Not positive; either zero or negative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 3
Any value that is not positive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From non- + positive.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: ei-positiivinen — either zero or negative
- French: négatif — either zero or negative
- German: nichtpositiv — either zero or negative
- Japanese: 非正 (hisei) — either zero or negative
- Romanian: nepozitiv — either zero or negative
- Turkish: positif olmayan — either zero or negative