Usage Note
Negativzahl is any number less than zero. German school maths introduces negative numbers (and their opposites, positive Zahlen) in the context of temperature, debts, and the number line.
Examples
"Bei minus fünf Grad hat die Temperaturanzeige eine Negativzahl."
Natural Translation
At minus five degrees the temperature display shows a negative number.
Literal Translation
At minus five degrees the temperature display has a negative number.
Related Words
- Ableitung derivative (calculus)
- Abszisse abscissa; x-axis; x-coordinate
- Achse axis (geometry, graphs)
- Achsenabschnitt y-intercept, axis intercept
- Asymptote asymptote (line a curve approaches but never reaches)
- Axiom axiom (self-evident principle)
- Berechnungsgrundlage basis of calculation; calculation basis
- Binomialkoeffizient binomial coefficient
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