negative three
Three below zero
Negative three is the integer three units below zero on the number line, written as −3.
It appears in mathematics, temperature readings, and any context requiring values less than zero: The temperature dropped to negative three overnight.
In casual speech, sometimes shortened to minus three.
Number lacking fractions
- number lineDiagram showing ordered quantities
- absolute valueNon-negative distance from zero
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- axisRotation reference line
plot · graph · subtraction · minus sign · opposite · additive inverse · real number
Failure to reach quota
- debtMoney owed another
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- in the redFinancially in deficit
losses · owing · shortage · balance · overdraft · minus · below par · underwater
integer
Number lacking fractions
- number lineDiagram showing ordered quantities
- absolute valueNon-negative distance from zero
- coordinateArrange for unified action
axis · plot · graph · subtraction · minus sign · opposite · additive inverse · real number
shortfall
Failure to reach quota
- debtMoney owed another
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
- deficiencyLack of something needed
in the red · losses · owing · shortage · balance · overdraft · minus · below par · underwater · net loss
subzero
Below the freezing point
- freezingExtremely cold
- below zeroTemperature beneath freezing
- frostThin ice coating
chill · cold snap · windchill · hypothermia · frigid · arctic · polar · winter · icy · frostbite
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