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Some sources say that the answer is no because a negative integer is less than zero and a positive integer is greater that zero.

This answer is partially incorrect because if a negative integer is in an absolute value problem, it can potentially be greater that a positive integer.

Example: |-11| > 7

because |-11|=11 because it is in an absolute value problem.

Simplified, the problem is 11 > 7

So yes, in some cases a negative integer is greater that a positive integer.

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