
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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The concept of negative numbers first appeared in the famous ancient Chinese mathematical book "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art." Negative numbers are defined as having the same "quantity" as their corresponding positive numbers but with opposite meanings. If moving $5$ meters to the east is denoted as $+5$ meters, then moving $5$ meters to the west can be denoted as ____ meters.

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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