Topic: NUMBERS
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neg‧a‧tive1 S2 W2
1 harmful, unpleasant, or not wanted [≠ positive]: My drinking was starting to have a negative effect on my work. the negative aspects of ageing
bad
My drinking was starting to have a negative effect on my work.the negative aspects of ageing2 considering only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc and not the good ones [≠ positive]: students with a negative attitude to school They have a uniformly negative image of the police. Jean rarely sounded so negative about her mother.
not liking somebody/something
students with a negative attitude to schoolThey have a uniformly negative image of the police.Jean rarely sounded so negative about her mother.3
no/not
a) saying or meaning 'no'
b) containing one of the words 'no', 'not', 'nothing', 'never' etc [≠ affirmative]
4 not showing any sign of the chemical or medical condition that was being looked for [≠ positive]: The pregnancy test was negative. A person can be recently infected by HIV and have a negative result.
scientific test
The pregnancy test was negative.A person can be recently infected by HIV and have a negative result.5 a negative charge is carried by electrons [≠ positive]
electricity
technicalTPETEE6 less than zero [= minus; ≠ positive]: negative numbers a negative return on our investment (=a loss)
number/quantity
HMNnegative numbersa negative return on our investment (=a loss)7 used in the names of blood types, meaning not having Rhesus factor [≠ positive]
blood
technicalMHHBH —negatively adverb
