Definition
the relation between two values when they are DIFFERENT
What are the inequalities?
|2|+|-2|=
4
-2 and -5
-2 is bigger: farther to the positive side
-5 is smaller: farther to the negative side
-4 and -8
-8<-4
The relation between two values when they are the same
What are equalities?
|-4|-|-2|
2
2 and -8
-8: smaller
2: bigger
4 and -9
-9<4
4>9
The distance a number is from zero on the number line.
What is absolute value?
|-5|-|-2|
3
|-10| and 10
-|-4| and |4|
-4<4
numbers on the right side of the number line
what are positive numbers?
-|-4|-|-2|=
-6
|-5| and -(6)
-6 is smaller and 5 is bigger
-5< 5
5>-5
the official name of the zero.
What is the origin?
-|-2|-|-3|-|-1|=
-6
|-4| and |-2| and -5
-5 is smaller
4 is bigger
-|-6| and |-3| and -|2|
-6 and 3 and -2
-6<-2<3
3>-2>-6