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change sides, change signs

change sides, change signs phrase: an acronym to help remember that when a value is moved to the opposite side of the equals sign, then the operator is changed also.

Phrase

change sides, change signs

  1. (mnemonic) An acronym to help remember that when a value is moved to the opposite side of the equals sign, then the operator is changed also.

Questions about change sides, change signs

What does change sides, change signs mean?
Change sides, change signs means an acronym to help remember that when a value is moved to the opposite side of the equals sign, then the operator is changed also.
What part of speech is change sides, change signs?
Change sides, change signs is a phrase.

Words near change sides, change signs in the dictionary

  1. change place
  2. change places
  3. change purse
  4. change purses
  5. change sides
  6. change sides, change signs
  7. change someone's mind
  8. change someone's tune
  9. change table
  10. change tables
  11. change tack

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