negative numbers
Less than nothing
Negative numbers are numbers less than zero, written with a minus sign: -1, -5, -3.14.
They represent quantities below a reference point—temperatures below freezing, debts rather than assets, elevations below sea level.
On a number line, negative numbers extend leftward from zero.
The temperature dropped to negative twenty.
In arithmetic, multiplying two negative numbers yields a positive result.
Number lacking fractions
- minuendSubtraction's first term
- differenceWay things contrast
- minus signSubtraction operator mark
- absolute valueNon-negative distance from zero
number line · additive inverse · positive · zero · opposite · less than · inequality · coordinate
Borrowed money repaid later
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- overdraftSpending past zero
- liabilitiesAmounts owed to others
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
owing · indebtedness · credit · deficit · balance · repayment · interest · mortgage
Below the freezing point
hypothermia · below zero · windchill · frostbite · arctic · frigid
Beneath ocean's surface
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- basementSubterranean building level
- depthDistance below surface
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
latitude · elevation · Celsius · Fahrenheit · gauge · reading · scale · meter
Decrease or refuse
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- dropFall or release
- reductionMaking something smaller
- downturnEconomic decline period
contraction · depreciation · shrinkage · falling · plunge · slump · dip · regression
integer
Number lacking fractions
- minuendSubtraction's first term
- differenceWay things contrast
- minus signSubtraction operator mark
absolute value · number line · additive inverse · positive · zero · opposite · less than · inequality · coordinate · axis
loan
Borrowed money repaid later
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- overdraftSpending past zero
- liabilitiesAmounts owed to others
arrears · owing · indebtedness · credit · deficit · balance · repayment · interest · mortgage · red ink
subzero
Below the freezing point
chill · hypothermia · below zero · windchill · frostbite · arctic · frigid
below sea level
Beneath ocean's surface
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- basementSubterranean building level
- depthDistance below surface
altitude · latitude · elevation · Celsius · Fahrenheit · gauge · reading · scale · meter · thermometer
decline
Decrease or refuse
downturn · contraction · depreciation · shrinkage · falling · plunge · slump · dip · regression · net loss
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