negative zero

English

Noun

negative zero (countable and uncountable, plural negative zeros or negative zeroes)

(computing) A signed magnitude representation of zero in which the sign bit indicates a negative number.
One must take care in handling negative zero in comparisons.

Related terms

positive zero

Translations

computing: representation of zero

Finnish: negatiivinen nolla
French: zéro négatif m

Japanese: 負のゼロ (fu no zero)

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