nonzero
adjective
non·ze·ro
ˌnän-ˈzir-(ˌ)ō 
-ˈzē-(ˌ)rō
1
: being, having, or involving a value other than zero
2
: having phonetic content
nonzero affixes
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Additional nonzero numbers around that diagonal make the band wider.
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Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
There is a nonzero chance of that happening, which honestly would be an inspired way to close this series out.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
There is a nonzero chance that Trump’s bid to reclaim the throne will come to naught.
—Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 3 Dec. 2022
Your foot on the floor made the chair go from zero angular momentum (or not rotating) to some nonzero value.
—WIRED, 4 Sep. 2022
Have a minor panic attack upon finding out that Penny, 12, has a nonzero chance of dying.
—Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022
Java 15-18 ECDSA doesn’t sanity check that the random x coordinate and signature proof are nonzero; a (0,0) signature validates any message.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2022
The large-scale computing application relies on the use of sparse matrix algorithms—matrices in which many elements have a value of zero (versus dense matrices in which many elements have a nonzero value).
—Russ Banham, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
On a rational basis, the receiving partner should accept any nonzero offer, since getting some money is always better than getting none at all.
—Kat McGowan, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2019
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Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
There is a nonzero chance of that happening, which honestly would be an inspired way to close this series out.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
There is a nonzero chance that Trump’s bid to reclaim the throne will come to naught.
—Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 3 Dec. 2022
Your foot on the floor made the chair go from zero angular momentum (or not rotating) to some nonzero value.
—WIRED, 4 Sep. 2022
Have a minor panic attack upon finding out that Penny, 12, has a nonzero chance of dying.
—Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022
Java 15-18 ECDSA doesn’t sanity check that the random x coordinate and signature proof are nonzero; a (0,0) signature validates any message.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2022
The large-scale computing application relies on the use of sparse matrix algorithms—matrices in which many elements have a value of zero (versus dense matrices in which many elements have a nonzero value).
—Russ Banham, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
On a rational basis, the receiving partner should accept any nonzero offer, since getting some money is always better than getting none at all.
—Kat McGowan, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2019
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“Nonzero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonzero. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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nonzero
adjective
non·ze·ro
-ˈzē-rō
-ˈzi(ə)r-ō
: being, having, or involving a value other than zero
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