What is opposite: Definition and 1 Discussions

Opposite Day is a make believe game usually played by children. Conceptually, Opposite Day is a holiday where things are said and done in an opposite manner. It is not a holiday on any calendar and therefore one can declare that any day of the year is Opposite Day (sometimes retroactively) to indicate something which will be said, or has just been said should be understood opposite to its original meaning (similar to the practice of crossed fingers to automatically nullify promises). Although not an "official" holiday, it has recently become commonplace to celebrate Opposite Day (or Opposites Day) on January 25 of each year.

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    Basic infinitesmal doubt: Can there be a negative infinitesmal?

    What I mean is on a coordinate plane like below we take the positive x axis measure a certain distance x on it and take the infinitesmally small quantity dx next to it in the positive direction: Now can I do the opposite as in can I measure a distance negative x on the negative x axis and...
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