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negative number

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negative number [¦neg·əd·iv ′nəm·bər]
(mathematics)
A real number that is less than 0.


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The signal strength is indicated as a negative number, and the lower the number, the better.
He identifies stages in solving equations during the intervening millennia, linking them to successive extensions of the number systems beyond positive integers and fractions to embrace positive irrational numbers, negative numbers timidly towards the end of the Middle Ages, and finally complex numbers shortly after that.
The numbering of all statements permits the use of diagnostic facilities with precise locations of disasters, as SQUARE ROOT OF NEGATIVE NUMBER LINE 27 SECTION RANGE All variables in MIRFAC are denoted essentially by a single symbol, which may be elaborated by means of primes or suffixes.
 
 
 
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