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It becomes less negative

To explain. Lets take a negative, eg -5.

If we decrease it by 1, it becomes -6 (where 1 is positive)

Thus if we decrease it by -1, it becomes -4 (as the -1 is negative)

Note that the final number could be positive,

For example, if you decrease -5 by -6, you get +1

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