opposite number

number that, when added to the original number, yields zero
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opposite number

Summary

opposite number is an elementary function[1]. It draws 111 Wikipedia views per month (elementary_function category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • opposite number's instance of is recorded as elementary function[3].
  • opposite number's instance of is recorded as unary operation[4].
  • opposite number's instance of is recorded as inverse[5].
  • opposite number's instance of is recorded as self-mapping[6].
  • opposite number's instance of is recorded as involution[7].
  • opposite number's subclass of is recorded as inverse element[8].
  • opposite number's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01h7g9[9].
  • opposite number's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0268102[10].
  • opposite number's has characteristic is recorded as equality[11].
  • opposite number's different from is recorded as multiplicative inverse[12].
  • opposite number's different from is recorded as inverse element[13].
  • opposite number's different from is recorded as logical negation[14].
  • opposite number's different from is recorded as absolute value[15].
  • opposite number's defining formula is recorded as -x[16].
  • opposite number's MathWorld ID is recorded as AdditiveInverse[17].
  • opposite number's OpenMath ID is recorded as arith1#unary_minus[18].
  • opposite number's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[19].
  • opposite number's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 126020971[20].
  • opposite number's in defining formula is recorded as x[21].
  • opposite number's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as element-oposat[22].
  • opposite number's Metamath statement ID is recorded as df-neg[23].

Why It Matters

opposite number draws 111 Wikipedia views per month (elementary_function category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_opposite-number_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{opposite number}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/opposite-number}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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