Mathematical terms that mean the opposite of

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Ruby Hooper

4 June, 15:01

Mathematical terms that mean the opposite of

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Azul Campos · Answer 1

When used for subtraction, 8 - 4, it means that operation. "The opposite of" is a unary operation. This means it operates on only one value at a time. The opposite of 3 is - 3 The additive inverse of 3 is - 3 I'm torn between those two. I'm not sure they are different at all.