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The magnitude of an integer is the value of the integer with a positive (plus) sign. |5| = +5 = 5 |-5| = +5 = 5
It could be either positive or negative, depending on which integer has a greater absolute value. 5 + (-3) = 2 5 + (-9) = -4
The absolute value of an integer (or indeed any real number) is its distance from 0 - IGNORING the direction or sign. So, the absolute value of 5 is 5 and the absolute value of -5 is also 5.
Sometimes. For example: (-4) - (-3) = -1 (-4) - (-4) = 0 (-4) - (-5) = 1