Editing Negative number (section)

===Sport===
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* [[Goal difference]] in [[association football]] and [[hockey]]; points difference in [[rugby football]]; [[net run rate]] in [[cricket]]; [[golf]] scores relative to [[Golf#Scoring and handicapping|par]].
* [[Plus–minus (sports)|Plus-minus]] differential in [[ice hockey]]: the difference in total goals scored for the team (+) and against the team (−) when a particular player is on the ice is the player's +/− rating. Players can have a negative (+/−) rating.
* [[Run differential]] in [[baseball]]: the run differential is negative if the team allows more runs than they scored.
* Clubs may be deducted points for breaches of the laws, and thus have a negative points total until they have earned at least that many points that season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/50457698 |title=Saracens salary cap breach: Premiership champions will not contest sanctions |work=BBC Sport |access-date=18 November 2019 |quote=Mark McCall's side have subsequently dropped from third to bottom of the Premiership with −22 points}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50356053 |title=Bolton Wanderers 1−0 Milton Keynes Dons |work=BBC Sport |access-date=30 November 2019 |quote=But in the third minute of stoppage time, the striker turned in Luke Murphy's cross from eight yards to earn a third straight League One win for Hill's side, who started the campaign on −12 points after going into administration in May.}}</ref>
* Lap (or sector) times in [[Formula 1]] may be given as the difference compared to a previous lap (or sector) (such as the previous record, or the lap just completed by a driver in front), and will be positive if slower and negative if faster.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/inside-f1/glossary.html |title=Glossary |publisher=Formula1.com |access-date=30 November 2019 |quote=Delta time: A term used to describe the time difference between two different laps or two different cars. For example, there is usually a negative delta between a driver's best practice lap time and his best qualifying lap time because he uses a low fuel load and new tyres.}}</ref>
* In some [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]] events, such as [[sprint (running)|sprint race]]s, the [[110 metres hurdles|hurdles]], the [[triple jump]] and the [[long jump]], the [[wind assistance]] is measured and recorded,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://london2012.bbc.co.uk/athletics/event/men-long-jump/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805042254/http://london2012.bbc.co.uk/athletics/event/men-long-jump/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 August 2012|title=BBC Sport - Olympic Games - London 2012 - Men's Long Jump : Athletics - Results|date=5 August 2012|access-date=5 December 2018}}</ref> and is positive for a [[tailwind]] and negative for a headwind.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elitefeet.com/how-wind-assistance-works-in-track-field|title=How Wind Assistance Works in Track & Field|website=elitefeet.com|date=3 July 2008|access-date=18 November 2019|quote=Wind assistance is normally expressed in meters per second, either positive or negative. A positive measurement means that the wind is helping the runners and a negative measurement means that the runners had to work against the wind. So, for example, winds of −2.2m/s and +1.9m/s are legal, while a wind of +2.1m/s is too much assistance and considered illegal. The terms "tailwind" and "headwind" are also frequently used. A tailwind pushes the runners forward (+) while a headwind pushes the runners backwards (−)}}</ref>