negative number
Mr. Renolds
A number less than zero.
You don't 'answer' a decimal in math. The decimal is the portion of a number which is less than one.
population
Start with the number x. Then two less than the number is x-2.
Our math team members, the Math Magicians, have won every competition so far this year.
1 is a "unit" according to Dr. Math
One less than the number of weeks in a year.
It means a number less than zero.
Any whole number less than zero.
The number can be anything. Give it the name 'X'. Three less than the square of the number is (X2 - 3).
In math, a positive is a number greater then zero, and a negative number is less than zero.