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Opposite numbers are two numbers whose distance from the origin of the coordinate axis (to zero) is the same but differ by a sign.
These numbers differ by a sign, with only one number to the right of zero (1) and the other to the left of zero (-1).
The opposite numbers for -2 is 2; -3 is 3; -4 is 4 and so on.

The number opposite to zero is zero.
Do not confuse opposite numbers with inverse numbers.
The inverse of a number is called a fraction.
The inverse of is .
Example:
The inverse of number is .
To get an inverse number, swap the denominator of the part with the numerator, the sign remains the same.