The combining of positive and negative values is referred to as a
A) recombination
B) transposition
C) cancellation
D) algebraic sum

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The combining of positive and negative values to produce a net result is referred to as an algebraic sum. This involves adding together all the values, where negative numbers are subtracted from the positive ones, effectively "cancelling" some out, but the correct term for the process is algebraic sum.

The Combining of Positive and Negative Values Is Referred to as a