This is the standard subtraction operator and it subtracts one number from another.
This is also the unary negation operator which precedes and negates its operand.
x = a - 6;
a minus 6 is assigned to the variable x.
x = -a;
In this example with 'a' being 6, the value -6 is assigned to the variable 'x' while 'a' retains the value 6.