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Is there a difference between saying that a real number is positive and saying a nonnegative number?
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∙ 8y ago
Non-negative includes zero, positive does not.
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∙ 9y agoYes.
The first description does not include 0, the second does.
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What is the difference between saying a real number is positive and saying a real number is nonnegative?
Saying "positive" means "greater than zero". Saying "non-negative" is a shortcut to saying "greater than or equal to zero".
Is the set of positive integers the same as the nonnegative integers?
No because one will get a positive number and the other will be negative
Is the absolute value of a number is always nonnegative?
The absolute value of a number is always nonnegative.
How do you find difference a negative number and a positive number?
to find the difference between a negative number and a positive number, you do the same thing as you would do for a positive and positive number. You just subtract the smaller number (which would of course be the negative) from the larger number (the positive). example: difference between 7 and -4 7 - (-4) = 11
What is a positive number minus a positive?
the difference between a postive and a postive number is a postive or a negative.
What is the difference between saying a real number is positive and saying a real number is nonnegative?
Saying "positive" means "greater than zero". Saying "non-negative" is a shortcut to saying "greater than or equal to zero".
Is the set of positive integers the same as the nonnegative integers?
No because one will get a positive number and the other will be negative
Does nonnegative numbers means the same thing as positive number?
it doesn't negative so yes DU
Is the absolute value of a number is always nonnegative?
The absolute value of a number is always nonnegative.
How do you find difference a negative number and a positive number?
to find the difference between a negative number and a positive number, you do the same thing as you would do for a positive and positive number. You just subtract the smaller number (which would of course be the negative) from the larger number (the positive). example: difference between 7 and -4 7 - (-4) = 11
What is nonnegative integer?
An integer is a whole number. Nonnegative mean not negative. A nonnegative integer is a whole number that is not a negative number. For example, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,....
What is a positive number minus a positive?
the difference between a postive and a postive number is a postive or a negative.
What is the least nonnegative number?
1
Is the difference of two positive numbers positive?
The difference between two numbers is the result of a subtraction. This can be either positive or negative, depending on which number is greater.
What is the difference between a negative number and a positive number?
Negative numbers are below zero whereas positive are above zero.
What's the difference between positive 40 - 50 in a number line?
90
Can the difference between a positive number and a negative number be zero?
No, it cannot. The least possible difference would be 2 (-1 and +1).
