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    Why is 0 times x equals to 0?
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    The reason this is true is that, according to the "zero property of multiplication," anything multiplied by zero equals zero.
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    Why can't 0 be both positive and negative?
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    In one sense, that is a meaningless and inconceivable condition. In another sense, however, it could be considered true: zero is "more positive" than negative numbers and at the same time "more negative" than positive numbers. (This is a rather trivial notion, however, in that something similar could be said of any number.)
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    What is the absolute value of negative zero?
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    There is no such thing as “negative zero”. Zero is neither positive nor negative. Zero is just zero, with an absolute value of zero.
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    When is 0 positive and when is it negative?
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    Never. Zero is neutral.
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