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The first time somebody bought or traded something on credit, and said "I'll owe ya the rest."

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Q: When were negative numbers invented?
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Which country has invented negative numbers?

india


Why number zero is invented?

to separate the negative numbers and the positive numbers on a number line


When was the first negative invented?

The concept of negative numbers was first documented by Chinese mathematicians around the 2nd century BC. These numbers were initially used to solve practical problems related to debt and payments.


Who invented negative numbers?

One source says that a Chinese text (Nine Chapters in the Mathematical Arts) from around 200 BC used red rods for positive numbers and black for negative. So the "inventor" must be older than that. European texts up until the Renaissance considered negative numbers as absurd.


What is the sign of the product of a three negative numbers?

The product of three negative numbers is negative.


What type of numbers is the sum of two negative numbers?

They will be negative numbers as for example -5+(-7) = -12


Is a negative a whole numbers?

No. Whole numbers are counting numbers and zero.


What is the sign of product of three negative numbers?

The product of three negative numbers is negative.


Where do you see negative numbers?

Where do we see negative numbers


What set does a negative fraction belong to?

It belongs to the set of negative rational numbers, negative real numbers, fractionall numbers, rational numbers, real numbers.


Are all negative numbers are rational?

No, not all negative numbers are rational. There are many negative numbers that are irrational, just like the positive numbers.


Can rational numbers not be negative?

Rational numbers can be negative or positive.