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- adjective mathematics, of a quantity Not
positive ; eitherzero ornegative . - noun Any value that is not positive.
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Examples
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So, while the person most associated with growth theory was finding negative or nonpositive results in educating women as an engine for growth, Summers was busy advocating for it knowing that, eventually, the data would catch up.
Angry Bear 2008
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that girls ALSO want to help others, work with animals, etc. values that I had not previously heard of as nonpositive–even as part of the path or the package that makes for leadership or effective living. on April 7, 2008, at 10:01 pm | Reply Carolyn Hayek
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My only nonpositive comment about the NASA TV coverage was statements made by Don Yeomans (JPL): “We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for comets ..”
Stardust cjohnson 2006
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