What does minus sign mean?
Definitions for minus sign
mi·nus sign
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Princeton's WordNet
minus signnoun
a sign indicating the operation of subtraction
Wiktionary
minus signnoun
The symbol or - used to denote the operation of subtraction and to indicate that a number is negative.
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minus sign
The plus and minus signs, + and −, are mathematical symbols used to represent the notions of positive and negative, respectively. In addition, + represents the operation of addition, which results in a sum, while − represents subtraction, resulting in a difference. Their use has been extended to many other meanings, more or less analogous. Plus and minus are Latin terms meaning "more" and "less", respectively.
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minus sign
A minus sign is a mathematical symbol (-) used to represent subtraction operation, or denote a negative number or the opposite of a certain quantity. Besides, it is also applied in numerous other mathematical and scientific contexts.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of minus sign in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of minus sign in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- ناقصArabic
- mínusCzech
- MinuszeichenGerman
- minus-signoEsperanto
- signo menosSpanish
- miinusmärkEstonian
- علامت منهاPersian
- miinusmerkkiFinnish
- signe moinsFrench
- մինուսArmenian
- mínusmerki, mínusIcelandic
- segno menoItalian
- マイナス, マイナス記号Japanese
- mintekenDutch
- minusPolish
- sinal de menos, menosPortuguese
- semn minusRomanian
- ми́нус, знак ми́нусRussian
- minus, minusteckenSwedish
- аломати тарҳTajik
- eksiTurkish
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