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Nonzero vs Nonhero - What's the difference?

nonzero | nonhero |

As nouns the difference between nonzero and nonhero

is that nonzero is a quantity which is not zero while nonhero is a character, especially a protagonist, who is not a hero.

As an adjective nonzero

is not equal to zero.

nonzero

English

Alternative forms

* non-zero

Adjective

(-)
  • (mathematics, of a quantity) Not equal to zero.

    • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A quantity which is not zero.
    • The function has 1074 nonzeros .

    See also

    * nonnegative * nonpositive * nonvanishing

    nonhero

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • A character, especially a protagonist, who is not a hero.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 4, author=Kaiama L. Glover, title=American Dream Deferred, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=It doesn’t matter if that’s really his name, though, because like Melville’s enlightened nonhero , this man does not expect to survive the journey. }}

    See also

    * antihero