What are positive and negative numbers? Any number above zero is a positive number. Positive numbers are written with no sign or a '\({+}\)' sign in front of them and they are counted up from zero to ...

Explore the fascinating history of negative numbers from ancient times to Renaissance acceptance, highlighted in BBC Radio 4's program. In 1759 the British mathematician Francis Maseres wrote that ...

Numbers don’t stop at zero. They continue into negative numbers as you count backwards. If you start at 2 and count backwards, you get 2, 1, 0, -1, -2, and the numbers keep going. Take a look at the ...