![]() So why does it matter? I find that there are many barriers to understanding the fundamentals of mathematics that stem from the language we use. So when talking about the property of a number, then the opposite of “positive” has to be “negative”. When talking about the operators themselves, then the opposite of “plus” is “minus”. For me it is a case of opposites. When talking about operations, the opposite of “add” is “subtract”. ![]() I know that I can be a bit pedantic but I argue that we should always use the word “negative” when we are describing a number below zero.
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