> This is what a negative number is, by the way: a mathematical abstraction to describe a deviation towards nothingness.
Some explanation of this statement would be nice. Traditionally, 0 represents "nothing", and an increasingly negative quantity is getting further away from 0, not approaching it.
> This is what a negative number is, by the way: a mathematical abstraction to describe a deviation towards nothingness.
Some explanation of this statement would be nice. Traditionally, 0 represents "nothing", and an increasingly negative quantity is getting further away from 0, not approaching it.