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Positive number — Edexcel GCSE Mathematics Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE Mathematics · key term

Positive number

Definition

A number greater than zero, written with or without a $+$ sign.

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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics · 1MA1

Specification N2 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3

On a number line, positive numbers lie to the right of zero and negative numbers lie to the left. Moving right increases a value; moving left decreases it.
Revise: Calculating with Positive and Negative Numbers

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