non-negative

• nonnegative

non- +‎ negative

non-negative (not comparable)

1. Not negative.

   a non-negative self-evaluation

2. (mathematics) Of an element of a partially ordered ring, either positive or zero; not negative; greater than or equal to zero.

   Distances are non-negative.

3. (mathematics) Of a function, functional, etc. which has non-negative values over a particular domain D.

   For all ${\displaystyle x\in D}$, ${\displaystyle f(x)\geq 0}$

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

• negative

• nonpositive
• nonvanishing
• nonzero

• nonagentive