oppositevalue
nounUK /ˈɒpəzɪt ˈvæljuː/
US /ˈɑːpəzɪt ˈvæljuː/
The opposite value is the number that is the same distance from zero but on the other side.
The opposite value of 5 is -5.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A value that is completely different from another value.
Honesty and lying are opposite values in a person's character.
3. In math, the value you get by flipping the sign of a number.
Flipping the sign of 8 gives its opposite value, -8.
4. A number's mirror image across zero on the number line.
On the number line, 3 and -3 are opposite values.