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Liveinjapan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Compare negative values

-9
-5
-12
-10

Can I say, the maximum minus value is -12?
Thanks so much.
  

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Hi, Sounds a bit odd to me,although I'm not a mathematician so I don't normally speak of this kind of thing,. I'd probably say the most negative value is -12 the largest negative value is -12 Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, Sounds a bit odd to me,although I'm not a mathematician so I don't normally speak of this kind of thing,.
  • I'd probably say the most negative value is -12 the largest negative value is -12 Clive
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Hi,

Sounds a bit odd to me,although I'm not a mathematician so I don't normally speak of this kind of thing,.

I'd probably say
the most negative value is -12
the largest negative value is -12

Clive
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Got it! Thanks, Clive.
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