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When a number is negative,it's opposite is also it's?

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When a number is negative,it's opposite is also it's Additive Inverse.


For example -2, it's opposite is = +2

And +2 is the additive inverse of -2, because -2 + (+2) = -2 + 2 = 0

And if both numbers add up to 0, they are additive inverse of each other.
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