false vs nonpositive

false

adj
  • Out of tune. 

  • Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental. 

  • Based on factually incorrect premises. 

  • Used in the vernacular name of a species (or group of species) together with the name of another species to which it is similar in appearance. 

  • Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect. 

  • Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful. 

  • Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous. 

  • Spurious, artificial. 

  • Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous. 

adv
  • In a dishonest and disloyal way; falsely. 

verb
  • To incorrectly decode noise as if it were a valid signal. 

noun
  • One of two options on a true-or-false test. 

nonpositive

adj
  • Not positive. 

  • Not positive; either zero or negative. 

noun
  • Any value that is not positive. 

How often have the words false and nonpositive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )