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Arranging the numbers from the smallest to the greatest is called ascending order.
Example:
Order the following integer from the smallest to the greatest.
\(-125\), \(84\), \(0\), \(-152\), \(56\).
Step 1: First split the positive numbers and negative numbers.
\(84\) and \(56\) are positive numbers.
\(-125\) and \(-152\) are negative numbers.
\(0\) is neither a positive nor a negative number.
Step 2: The greatest number with a negative sign is the smallest of all.
\(-152 < -125\).
Step 3: Negative numbers are always lesser than zero.
\(-152 < -125 < 0\).
Step 4: The remaining numbers are \(84\) and \(56\). Here \(8 > 5\) (left-most digits).
\(-152 < -125 < 0 < 56 < 84\).
Thus, the ascending order of the set of values is \(-152 < -125 < 0 < 56 < 84\).
Arranging the numbers from the greatest to the smallest is called descending order.
Example:
Consider the same set of numbers \(-125\), \(84\), \(0\), \(-152\), \(56\).
As the descending order is the greatest to the smallest, let us arrange it in the reverse order.
The descending order of the set of values is \(84\) \(>\) \(56\) \(>\) \(0\) \(>\) \(-125\) \(>\) \(-152\).
As the descending order is the greatest to the smallest, let us arrange it in the reverse order.
The descending order of the set of values is \(84\) \(>\) \(56\) \(>\) \(0\) \(>\) \(-125\) \(>\) \(-152\).
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