For each positive number, there is a negative number that is its opposite. We write the opposite of a positive number with a negative or minus sign in front.
The opposite of a number is also called its additive inverse.
For example, 5 is the additive inverse of -5 and -5 is the additive inverse of 5.
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The opposite of a number is also called an additive inverse. An additive inverse of a number a is the number that, when added to a, yields zero.
A subtrahend is the second number in a subtraction problem. 8-2=6 8 8 is called the minuend and 2 is called the subtrahend. The opposite of subtraction so the opposite of a subtrahend is an addend.
The opposite of an even number is an odd number.
The opposite of 0.1 is -0.1. In mathematics, the opposite of a number is the number that, when added to the original number, equals zero. Since 0.1 is a positive number, its opposite would be a negative number with the same magnitude but in the opposite direction on the number line.
In number systems , the opposite of the number can be represented by changing and reversing the sign of the number. If 0.93 is the number then the opposite of the number would be -0.93