# `¯` — Negative

Literal. Keys: `Alt-Minus`

`¯` belongs to the number, including exponents and complex components.
[`-`](minus.qmd) is a function.

``` bpl
¯2+5               ⍝ 3
1E¯3               ⍝ 0.001
2j¯3               ⍝ 2j¯3
¯1r2               ⍝ ¯1r2
```

[Numbers](../numbers.qmd) covers how numbers are written.