tau tōraro
1. (noun) negative number.
Ko ngā tau tōraro ngā tau raro i te kore. He tau tōraro te -5, he tau tōraro hoki te -5 1⁄2 me te -5.25. He iti iho te -8 i te -7. He nui ake te -5 i te -6 (TRP 2010:285). / Negative numbers are the numbers below zero. Examples of negative numbers are -5, -5 1⁄2 and -5.25. -8 is less than -7. -5 is greater than -6 (TRP 2010:285).
