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kwame.appau
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Number Properties

by kwame.appau Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:50 pm

Please what is the difference between a number being non-positive or non-negative? I normally get confused.Thanks
tommywallach
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Re: Number Properties

by tommywallach Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:35 pm

Hey Kwame,

A non-negative number = A positive number OR zero
A non-positive number = A negative number OR zero

This is because is neither positive nor negative.

-t