English word semipositone comes from English semi- (Half. Partial, incomplete. Somewhat, rather, quasi-.), English positone
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| semi- | English (eng) | Half. Partial, incomplete. Somewhat, rather, quasi-. |
| positone | English (eng) | (mathematics) of a particular kind of eigenvalue problem involving a nonlinear function on the reals that is continuous, positive, and monotone. |
| semipositone | English (eng) | (mathematics) an eigenvalue problem that would be a positone eigenvalue problem except that the nonlinear function is not positive when its argument is zero. |