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Definition of "nonzero" []

  • Not equal to zero. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nonzero" in a sentence
  • "But as eager as policymakers are to show that policy is on a track toward normalization -- that is, a nonzero fed funds rate and a smaller Fed balance sheet -- the process is clearly going to take time."
  • "It seems to me like the threat could more accurately be described as "nonzero"."
  • "Once one is a criminal, there is a nonzero amount of criminal activity which one has only avoided because one did not want to be a criminal."
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