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minus-plus signs

minus-plus signs is the plural of minus-plus sign.

Meaning of minus-plus sign

Noun

minus-plus sign (plural minus-plus signs)

  1. the symbol ∓, meaning "minus or plus", used alongside the plus-minus sign to show that a negative value is to be taken where the positive value is indicated by the plus-minus sign, and vice versa (as in (x ± 1) / (x ∓ 2), which means (x + 1) / (x - 2) and (x - 1) / (x + 2).

Questions about minus-plus signs

What is minus-plus signs the plural of?
Minus-plus signs is the plural of minus-plus sign.

Words near minus-plus signs in the dictionary

  1. minus signs
  2. minus well
  3. minus-alpha-pinene
  4. minus-one
  5. minus-plus sign
  6. minus-plus signs
  7. minuscular
  8. minuscularity
  9. minuscule
  10. minuscule cursive
  11. minusculely

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