The oldest published uses of negative numbers are from China, written sometime during the Han Dynasty (202 BC to 220 AD).
They were used in India as early as the 7th century AD.
The first place to use negative integers was China around 200 B.C
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The Chinese
Yes, it can!
First, subtract the absolute values of the integers, then use the greater absolute value's sign.
The first place to use negative integers was China around 200 B.C
China is the first documented case in 200 BC
The Chinese and Hindu were the first to use negative integers
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The Chinese
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when it is positive or negative (+or -)
Yes, it can!
First, subtract the absolute values of the integers, then use the greater absolute value's sign.
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That will depend on the two integers that you use. The result could be any of negative, zero or positive.
The use of integers pre-dates culture. Early hominids would almost certainly have used positive integers to determine how their "gang" compared with the opposition to determine whether it made more sense to fight or hide. Or to communicate how many days' march the good hunting ground was.