document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=257738>Question 257738</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What does -x stand for? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-x means -1*x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x means the opposite (additive inverse) of whatever x is </SPAN>\n" );
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