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Which of the following mathematical symbols represents "the opposite of"?

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Answer: negative sign

Explanation:

-8x-8=64

Opposite of a negative is a positive

That's why a negative times a negative is s positive

User Nikesh Kedlaya
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Answer:

the minus sign

Explanation:

In mathematics, the symbol for the additive opposite is the minus sign

The symbol for the multiplicative opposite is the inverse operation 1/x (I think)

So, yes, specific opposites have symbols, BUT...

Just saying "the opposite of" is too blurry to find one word that represents that.

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