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nonzero
adj 2noun 1
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1NONZERO + NOUN
chance, hopf, number, people, victory
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adj
1
Not equal to zero.
nonzero Hopf number
2
Of an unspecified positive quantity.
a nonzero chance of victory
Under sharp questioning from Judge Paul S. Diamond, however, they conceded that Trump in fact had “a nonzero number of people in the room,” leaving Diamond audibly exasperated.
noun
1
A quantity which is not zero.
The function has 1074 nonzeros.
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nonzero Hopf number
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a nonzero chance of victory
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Under sharp questioning from Judge Paul S. Diamond, however, they conceded that Trump in fact had “a nonzero number of people in the room,” leaving Diamond audibly exasperated.
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The function has 1074 nonzeros.
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