ADDITIVEINVERSE

Additive inverse

In mathematics, the additive inverse of a number is the number that, when added to , yields zero. This operation is also known as the opposite, sign change, and negation. For a real number, it reverses its sign: the opposite to a positive number is negative, and the opposite to a negative number is positive. Zero is the additive inverse of itself.

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additive inverse

Noun

  1. The inverse with respect to addition; the opposite.
    The additive inverse of 12 is −12.


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