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Never. The sum of two negative numbers is a negative number with a value less than either of them, e.g. (-1) + (-2) = (-3)

Adding two negative numbers is the same as adding their positive absolute values, and expressing the sum as a negative.

If the two negative numbers are the same, and you subtract one from the other, the result is 0.

e.g. (-2) - (-2) is the same as (-2) + 2 , which equals 0.

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