diff --git a/src/elementary-number-theory/strict-inequality-integer-fractions.lagda.md b/src/elementary-number-theory/strict-inequality-integer-fractions.lagda.md
index 8fff292158..d58fbf1f4c 100644
--- a/src/elementary-number-theory/strict-inequality-integer-fractions.lagda.md
+++ b/src/elementary-number-theory/strict-inequality-integer-fractions.lagda.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ open import elementary-number-theory.positive-integers
 open import elementary-number-theory.strict-inequality-integers
 
 open import foundation.action-on-identifications-functions
+open import foundation.binary-transport
 open import foundation.cartesian-product-types
 open import foundation.conjunction
 open import foundation.coproduct-types
@@ -340,3 +341,17 @@ module _
             ( numerator-fraction-ℤ x)
             ( denominator-fraction-ℤ y))))
 ```
+
+### Negation reverses the order of strict inequality on integer fractions
+
+```agda
+neg-le-fraction-ℤ :
+  (x y : fraction-ℤ) →
+  le-fraction-ℤ x y →
+  le-fraction-ℤ (neg-fraction-ℤ y) (neg-fraction-ℤ x)
+neg-le-fraction-ℤ (m , n , p) (m' , n' , p') H =
+  binary-tr le-ℤ
+    ( inv (left-negative-law-mul-ℤ m' n))
+    ( inv (left-negative-law-mul-ℤ m n'))
+    ( neg-le-ℤ (m *ℤ n') (m' *ℤ n) H)
+```
diff --git a/src/elementary-number-theory/strict-inequality-integers.lagda.md b/src/elementary-number-theory/strict-inequality-integers.lagda.md
index dde9a71571..107592ee5c 100644
--- a/src/elementary-number-theory/strict-inequality-integers.lagda.md
+++ b/src/elementary-number-theory/strict-inequality-integers.lagda.md
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ module _
 module _
   (x y : ℤ) (I : le-ℤ x y)
   where
-
   abstract
     is-negative-le-negative-ℤ : is-negative-ℤ y → is-negative-ℤ x
     is-negative-le-negative-ℤ H =
@@ -290,3 +289,14 @@ le-natural-le-ℤ (succ-ℕ m) (succ-ℕ n) m<n =
       ( int-ℕ n)
       ( le-natural-le-ℤ m n m<n))
 ```
+
+### Negation reverses the order of strict inequality of integers
+
+```agda
+neg-le-ℤ : (x y : ℤ) → le-ℤ x y → le-ℤ (neg-ℤ y) (neg-ℤ x)
+neg-le-ℤ x y =
+  tr
+    ( is-positive-ℤ)
+    ( ap (_+ℤ neg-ℤ x) (inv (neg-neg-ℤ y)) ∙
+      commutative-add-ℤ (neg-ℤ (neg-ℤ y)) (neg-ℤ x))
+```
diff --git a/src/elementary-number-theory/strict-inequality-rational-numbers.lagda.md b/src/elementary-number-theory/strict-inequality-rational-numbers.lagda.md
index 7e771773b5..1c271ba9bb 100644
--- a/src/elementary-number-theory/strict-inequality-rational-numbers.lagda.md
+++ b/src/elementary-number-theory/strict-inequality-rational-numbers.lagda.md
@@ -449,3 +449,10 @@ located-le-ℚ x y z H =
       ( λ p → concatenate-leq-le-ℚ x y z p H)
       ( decide-le-leq-ℚ y x))
 ```
+
+### Negation reverses the ordering of strict inequality on the rational numbers
+
+```agda
+neg-le-ℚ : (x y : ℚ) → le-ℚ x y → le-ℚ (neg-ℚ y) (neg-ℚ x)
+neg-le-ℚ x y = neg-le-fraction-ℤ (fraction-ℚ x) (fraction-ℚ y)
+```
diff --git a/src/real-numbers.lagda.md b/src/real-numbers.lagda.md
index 08b2d8cb28..37c82b0ffa 100644
--- a/src/real-numbers.lagda.md
+++ b/src/real-numbers.lagda.md
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ module real-numbers where
 open import real-numbers.arithmetically-located-cuts public
 open import real-numbers.dedekind-real-numbers public
 open import real-numbers.metric-space-of-real-numbers public
+open import real-numbers.negation-real-numbers public
 open import real-numbers.rational-real-numbers public
 ```
diff --git a/src/real-numbers/negation-real-numbers.lagda.md b/src/real-numbers/negation-real-numbers.lagda.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfe6575734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/real-numbers/negation-real-numbers.lagda.md
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+# Negation of real numbers
+
+```agda
+{-# OPTIONS --lossy-unification #-}
+
+module real-numbers.negation-real-numbers where
+```
+
+<details><summary>Imports</summary>
+
+```agda
+open import elementary-number-theory.positive-rational-numbers
+open import elementary-number-theory.rational-numbers
+open import elementary-number-theory.strict-inequality-rational-numbers
+
+open import foundation.cartesian-product-types
+open import foundation.conjunction
+open import foundation.coproduct-types
+open import foundation.dependent-pair-types
+open import foundation.disjunction
+open import foundation.empty-types
+open import foundation.existential-quantification
+open import foundation.identity-types
+open import foundation.logical-equivalences
+open import foundation.negation
+open import foundation.propositional-truncations
+open import foundation.propositions
+open import foundation.subtypes
+open import foundation.transport-along-identifications
+open import foundation.universe-levels
+
+open import real-numbers.dedekind-real-numbers
+```
+
+</details>
+
+## Idea
+
+The {{#concept "negation" Disambiguation="Dedekind real number" Agda=neg-ℝ}} of
+a [Dedekind real number](real-numbers.dedekind-real-numbers.md) with cuts
+`(L, U)` has lower cut equal to the negation of elements of `U`, and upper cut
+equal to the negation of elements in `L`.
+
+```agda
+module _
+  {l : Level} (x : ℝ l)
+  where
+
+  lower-cut-neg-ℝ : subtype l ℚ
+  lower-cut-neg-ℝ q = upper-cut-ℝ x (neg-ℚ q)
+
+  upper-cut-neg-ℝ : subtype l ℚ
+  upper-cut-neg-ℝ q = lower-cut-ℝ x (neg-ℚ q)
+
+  is-inhabited-lower-cut-neg-ℝ : exists ℚ lower-cut-neg-ℝ
+  is-inhabited-lower-cut-neg-ℝ =
+    elim-exists
+      ( ∃ ℚ lower-cut-neg-ℝ)
+      ( λ q q-in-upper →
+        intro-exists
+          (neg-ℚ q)
+          (tr (is-in-upper-cut-ℝ x) (inv (neg-neg-ℚ q)) q-in-upper))
+      ( is-inhabited-upper-cut-ℝ x)
+
+  is-inhabited-upper-cut-neg-ℝ : exists ℚ upper-cut-neg-ℝ
+  is-inhabited-upper-cut-neg-ℝ =
+    elim-exists
+      ( ∃ ℚ upper-cut-neg-ℝ)
+      ( λ q q-in-lower →
+        intro-exists
+          (neg-ℚ q)
+          (tr (is-in-lower-cut-ℝ x) (inv (neg-neg-ℚ q)) q-in-lower))
+      ( is-inhabited-lower-cut-ℝ x)
+
+  is-rounded-lower-cut-neg-ℝ :
+    (q : ℚ) →
+    is-in-subtype lower-cut-neg-ℝ q ↔
+    exists ℚ (λ r → (le-ℚ-Prop q r) ∧ (lower-cut-neg-ℝ r))
+  pr1 (is-rounded-lower-cut-neg-ℝ q) in-neg-lower =
+    elim-exists
+      ( ∃ ℚ (λ r → le-ℚ-Prop q r ∧ lower-cut-neg-ℝ r))
+      ( λ r (r<-q , in-upper-r) →
+        intro-exists
+          ( neg-ℚ r)
+          ( tr
+            ( λ x → le-ℚ x (neg-ℚ r))
+            ( neg-neg-ℚ q)
+            ( neg-le-ℚ r (neg-ℚ q) r<-q) ,
+            tr (is-in-upper-cut-ℝ x) (inv (neg-neg-ℚ r)) in-upper-r))
+      ( forward-implication (is-rounded-upper-cut-ℝ x (neg-ℚ q)) in-neg-lower)
+  pr2 (is-rounded-lower-cut-neg-ℝ q) exists-r =
+    backward-implication
+      ( is-rounded-upper-cut-ℝ x (neg-ℚ q))
+      ( elim-exists
+        ( ∃ ℚ (λ r → le-ℚ-Prop r (neg-ℚ q) ∧ upper-cut-ℝ x r))
+        ( λ r (q<r , in-neg-lower-r) →
+          intro-exists (neg-ℚ r) (neg-le-ℚ q r q<r , in-neg-lower-r))
+        ( exists-r))
+
+  is-rounded-upper-cut-neg-ℝ :
+    (r : ℚ) →
+    is-in-subtype upper-cut-neg-ℝ r ↔
+    exists ℚ (λ q → (le-ℚ-Prop q r) ∧ (upper-cut-neg-ℝ q))
+  pr1 (is-rounded-upper-cut-neg-ℝ r) in-neg-upper =
+    elim-exists
+      ( ∃ ℚ (λ q → le-ℚ-Prop q r ∧ upper-cut-neg-ℝ q))
+      ( λ q (-r<q , in-lower-q) →
+        intro-exists
+          ( neg-ℚ q)
+          ( tr (le-ℚ (neg-ℚ q)) (neg-neg-ℚ r) (neg-le-ℚ (neg-ℚ r) q -r<q) ,
+            tr (is-in-lower-cut-ℝ x) (inv (neg-neg-ℚ q)) in-lower-q))
+      ( forward-implication (is-rounded-lower-cut-ℝ x (neg-ℚ r)) in-neg-upper)
+  pr2 (is-rounded-upper-cut-neg-ℝ r) exists-q =
+    backward-implication
+      ( is-rounded-lower-cut-ℝ x (neg-ℚ r))
+      ( elim-exists
+        ( ∃ ℚ (λ q → le-ℚ-Prop (neg-ℚ r) q ∧ lower-cut-ℝ x q))
+        ( λ q (q<r , in-neg-upper-q) →
+          intro-exists (neg-ℚ q) (neg-le-ℚ q r q<r , in-neg-upper-q))
+        ( exists-q))
+
+  is-disjoint-cut-neg-ℝ :
+    (q : ℚ) →
+    ¬ (is-in-subtype lower-cut-neg-ℝ q × is-in-subtype upper-cut-neg-ℝ q)
+  is-disjoint-cut-neg-ℝ q (in-lower-neg , in-upper-neg) =
+    is-disjoint-cut-ℝ x (neg-ℚ q) (in-upper-neg , in-lower-neg)
+
+  is-located-lower-upper-cut-neg-ℝ :
+    (q r : ℚ) → le-ℚ q r →
+    type-disjunction-Prop (lower-cut-neg-ℝ q) (upper-cut-neg-ℝ r)
+  is-located-lower-upper-cut-neg-ℝ q r q<r =
+    elim-disjunction
+      ( disjunction-Prop (lower-cut-neg-ℝ q) (upper-cut-neg-ℝ r))
+      ( inr-disjunction)
+      ( inl-disjunction)
+      ( is-located-lower-upper-cut-ℝ x (neg-ℚ r) (neg-ℚ q) (neg-le-ℚ q r q<r))
+
+  neg-ℝ : ℝ l
+  neg-ℝ =
+    real-dedekind-cut
+      ( lower-cut-neg-ℝ)
+      ( upper-cut-neg-ℝ)
+      ( (is-inhabited-lower-cut-neg-ℝ , is-inhabited-upper-cut-neg-ℝ) ,
+        ( is-rounded-lower-cut-neg-ℝ , is-rounded-upper-cut-neg-ℝ) ,
+          is-disjoint-cut-neg-ℝ ,
+          is-located-lower-upper-cut-neg-ℝ)
+
+neg-neg-ℝ : {l : Level} → (x : ℝ l) → neg-ℝ (neg-ℝ x) ＝ x
+neg-neg-ℝ x =
+  eq-eq-lower-cut-ℝ
+    ( neg-ℝ (neg-ℝ x))
+    ( x)
+    ( eq-has-same-elements-subtype
+      ( lower-cut-ℝ (neg-ℝ (neg-ℝ x)))
+      ( lower-cut-ℝ x)
+      ( λ q →
+        tr (is-in-lower-cut-ℝ x) (neg-neg-ℚ q) ,
+        tr (is-in-lower-cut-ℝ x) (inv (neg-neg-ℚ q))))
+```