It is really neither although some graphologists will have you believe otherwise.
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If the line slants up and to the right, it has a positive slope. If it is slanting up and to the left, it has a negative slope.
Negative * positive = negative Positive * positive = positive Negative * negative = positive
Negative * positive = negative Positive * positive = positive Negative * negative = positive
A negative divided by a positive is negative. A negative divided by a negative is positive. A positive divided by a positive is positive. A positive divided by a negative is negative.
positive and a positive is a positive negative and a negative is a positive to answer your question: positive and a negative is a negative.