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  • 2.1: Introduction to Integers (Part 1)
    https://math.libretexts.org/Courses/Las_Positas_College/Foundational_Mathematics/02%3A_Integers/2.01%3A_Introduction_to_Integers_(Part_1)
    The opposite of a number is the number that is the same distance from zero on the number line, but on the opposite side of zero. Just as the same word in English can have different meanings, the same ...The opposite of a number is the number that is the same distance from zero on the number line, but on the opposite side of zero. Just as the same word in English can have different meanings, the same symbol in algebra can have different meanings. So, in opposite notation, -a means the opposite of the number a. Integers are counting numbers, their opposites, and zero. The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line.
  • 3.1: Introduction to Integers
    https://math.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/PreAlgebra/Prealgebra_2e_(OpenStax)/03%3A_Integers/3.01%3A_Introduction_to_Integers
    The opposite of a number is the number that is the same distance from zero on the number line, but on the opposite side of zero. Just as the same word in English can have different meanings, the same ...The opposite of a number is the number that is the same distance from zero on the number line, but on the opposite side of zero. Just as the same word in English can have different meanings, the same symbol in algebra can have different meanings. So, in opposite notation, -a means the opposite of the number a. Integers are counting numbers, their opposites, and zero. The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line.

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