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ADDITIVE INVERSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose sum is zero; the additive inverse of -5 is +5
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("additive inverse" is a kind of...):
inverse; opposite (something inverted in sequence or character or effect)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)