Negatives are additive inverse of their positive counterparts (and vice versa). It refers to the fact that if you add the additive inverse (negative) of any number to itself, then you get the additive identity which is 0. The additive identity refers to the fact that adding 0 to any number will give you the original number back.
its the number in a set of numbers that bring a number to 0 if added or subtracted for example: the additive inverse of -10 is 10 or the AI of 41 is -41
