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The additive inverse of a number is the opposite of that number, that is, the additive inverse of a number x is -x. The sum of a number and its additive inverse is always zero, that is, x + (-x) = 0. Related Terms: addition, number, opposites, sum, zero. English | Espaol.
In arithmetic, the additive identity is. . This means that you can add 0 to any number... and it keeps its identity! The number stays the same! Let's look at the number 5. Anyway we try to add 0 to it, the 5 just keeps coming back as the answer. Go ahead and try it with any number you can thing of...