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What does it mean for two numbers to be opposite?
A number's opposite is the negitave of that number... the opposite of 2 is -2, the opposite of 947283 is -947283.
Does every number have an opposite?
It depends on what you mean by an opposite. Every real number has an additive opposite but 0 does not have a multiplicative opposite.
Does every real number have an opposite?
It depends on what you mean by an opposite. Every real number has an additive opposite but 0 does not have a multiplicative opposite.
What are the differences between the opposite of a non-zero number and the reciprocal of that number?
The answer depends on what you mean by the "opposite" of a number. A reciprocal is one type of opposite: it is the multiplicative opposite.
The opposite of any whole number is not a whole number?
What exactly do you mean when you say "the opposite of a whole number" . . .
What are similarities and differences between the opposite of a non-zero number and the reciprocal of that number?
The answer depends on what you mean by the "opposite" of a number. A reciprocal is one type of opposite: it is the multiplicative opposite.
Will the opposite of a positive number never be a positive number?
The answer depends on whether you mean additive opposite (TRUE) or multiplicative opposite (FALSE).
If a number is a whole number does that mean its opposite is an integer?
technically speaking yes the opposite of 5 is -5
How are a number and its opposite represented on a number line?
The answer will depend on what you mean by "opposite": the additive inverse or the multiplicative inverse.
What is the sum of an integer and its opposite?
If by "opposite" you mean its additive inverse, the answer is 0. If by "opposite" you mean its multiplicative inverse, for the number x, it will be (x+1/x).
What does it mean to state the opposite of a number?
I think it is the reciprocal.
What is the opposite of apex?
The opposite of apex is antapex.(Nadir is the opposite of one use of apex, to mean zenith.)
