-13 is certainly less than 13
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16 is greater than 13 but negative 16 or -16 is less than negative 13 or -13. The larger the negative number the smaller is its value..
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Greater than. Positive numbers are greater than negative numbers.
12.5 > -13 or -13 < 12.5 I casually think of temperatures. '-13 oC is colder than 12.5 oC . So 13 < 12.5 Or think of the number line. -14,-13,5, -13, -12.5 , -12 .... 0 .... 12, 12.5, 13, 13.5, 14. The negative (left) side is always less than the positive (right) side. The modulus of the number |-13| > |12.5| it Follows that |13|>|12.5| ,, but the negative sign makes it 'less than'.
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