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Is -20 greater than -25

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Yes because if the negative escalates more to the positive it is greater, but if it descends to the negatives it becomes lesser

User Gbaccetta
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-20 is greater than -25

Note that in negative numbers, the smaller the numbers, the greater it is.

For example, -1000 is less than -950

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