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minused

minused is the simple past and past participle of minus.

Meaning of minus

Verb

minus (third-person singular simple present minuses or minusses, present participle minusing or minussing, simple past and past participle minused or minussed)

  1. (colloquial, transitive) To subtract.
    • For example, in solving the following equation, x + 4 = 9, the child using the negating mechanism will reason, "minussing 4" undoes "plussing 4" therefore, if x + 4 = 9 then x = 5 and will not see any point in using any intermediate steps.1981 March, Kevin F[rancis] Collis, Cognitive Development, Mathematics Learning, Information Processing and a Refocusing, Madison, Wis.: Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Individualized...

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Questions about minused

What is minused the simple past and past participle of?
Minused is the simple past and past participle of minus.

Words near minused in the dictionary

  1. minuscule
  2. minuscule cursive
  3. minusculely
  4. minuscules
  5. minusculy
  6. minused
  7. minuses
  8. minusing
  9. Minusinsk
  10. minussed
  11. minusses

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