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â¢ ADDITIVE INVERSE (noun) The noun ADDITIVE INVERSE has 1 sense: 1. (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose sum is zero; the additive inverse of -5 is +5. Familiarity information: ADDITIVE INVERSE used as a noun is very rare. Dictionary entry details. â¢ ADDITIVE INVERSE (noun)
In mathematics, the additive inverse of a number a is the number that, when added to a, yields zero. This number is also known as the opposite (number), sign change, and negation. For a real number, it reverses its sign: the opposite to a positive number is negative, and the opposite to a negative number is positive. Zero is the additive inverse of itself. The additive inverse of a is denoted by unary minus : â a (see the discussion below). For example, the additive inverse of 7 is â7, because 7 + (â7) = 0, and the additive inverse of â0.3 is 0.3, because â0.3 + 0.3 = 0.