Too many variables to really answer. The context of the number is critical. Is it an Area Code? Is it a negative number on a bank statement? Is it referencing a footnote in a book? Is it following a number such as one (1)? The meaning is entirely dependant on the context.
______________________________________________________________________ Another answer would be that if a number in parentheses is right next to another number, then you are to multiply both numbers if it's a math problem. In some graph tables, f(x) replaces y. Variables, letters that replace numbers, can also be in parentheses.
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This means you have a negative balance.
Anything within parentheses should be calculated first.
The information in parentheses could mean you do that section first, (PEMDAS) , or it could have two parentheses to make the equivalent of a multiplication problem, such as (2)(3), or (2 + 3)(2 + 3) , which in that case you must use the distributive property.
If I read the word "and" as "a", then a negative number in parentheses is a negative number.