negative eight

Single-digit debt

Negative eight is the integer eight units below zero on the number line, written as −8.

It appears in temperature readings, mathematical operations, and any context requiring values less than zero: The overnight low was negative eight.

arithmetic

minus

Subtraction symbol

equation · below zero · additive inverse · absolute value · number line · subtraction · mathematical · numerical · digit · figure

deficit

shortfall

Failure to reach quota

behind · trailing · underwater · setback · gap · decline · drop · decrease

temperature

subzero

Below the freezing point

frosty · wintry · polar · icy · below freezing · wind chill · thermometer · forecast · winter · arctic

Family

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