mathjs/docs/reference/functions/isPositive.md

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# Function isPositive

Test whether a value is positive: larger than zero.
The function supports types `number`, `BigNumber`, `Fraction`, and `Unit`.

The function is evaluated element-wise in case of Array or Matrix input.


## Syntax

```js
math.isPositive(x)
```

### Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`x` | number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Fraction &#124; Unit &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | Value to be tested

### Returns

Type | Description
---- | -----------
boolean | Returns true when `x` is larger than zero. Throws an error in case of an unknown data type.


## Examples

```js
math.isPositive(3)                     // returns true
math.isPositive(-2)                    // returns false
math.isPositive(0)                     // returns false
math.isPositive(-0)                    // returns false
math.isPositive(0.5)                   // returns true
math.isPositive(math.bignumber(2))     // returns true
math.isPositive(math.fraction(-2, 5))  // returns false
math.isPositive(math.fraction(1,3))    // returns false
math.isPositive('2')                   // returns true
math.isPositive([2, 0, -3])            // returns [true, false, false]
```


## See also

[isNumeric](isNumeric.md),
[isZero](isZero.md),
[isNegative](isNegative.md),
[isInteger](isInteger.md)