document.write( "Question 1142334: I know that zero is not negative or positive but why. My reasoning is because a positive number has to be greater than zero and a negative number has to be smaller than zero since zero is zero then it can't be greater or smaller than itself. If zero is neither of those then what is it.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #763041 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "It's just a convention.  \r\n" );
document.write( "It would have worked if the convention had been that 0 is positive.\r\n" );
document.write( "It would also have worked if the convention had been that 0 is negative.\r\n" );
document.write( "It would also have worked if the convention had been that 0 is both positive and\r\n" );
document.write( "negative.\r\n" );
document.write( "It also works with the convention that was chosen, that 0 is neither positive nor\r\n" );
document.write( "negative.\r\n" );
document.write( "It's better not to be wish-washy, so people picked that convention.\r\n" );
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