additive inverse
noun
: a number that when added to a given number gives zero
the additive inverse of 4 is −4
compare opposite sense 3
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1953, in the meaning defined above
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additive inverse
noun
: a number that when added to a given number sums to zero
the additive inverse of 4 is −4
compare opposite entry 2 sense 3
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