adjective
- not equal to zero; having a value other than zero
Usage: mathematics; technical
Examples
- The function has a nonvanishing derivative at that point.
- We need to find the nonvanishing solutions to this equation.
- The determinant is nonvanishing, so the matrix is invertible.
- Only nonvanishing terms contribute to the final result.
- The physicist looked for nonvanishing components in the field equations.
- All nonvanishing eigenvalues must be positive for this theorem to hold.