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The sum of zero and its opposite equals zero

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The opposite of a number is its additive inverse. The sum of a number and its opposite is zero. (This is sometimes called the property of opposites ).

Examples:

  1. −999+999=0
  2. 1/3+(-1/3)=0
  3. 1+(−1)=0
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