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plus-minus signs

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

Meaning of plus-minus sign

Noun

plus-minus sign (plural plus-minus signs)

  1. the symbol ±, meaning "plus or minus", used to indicate the precision of an approximation (as in "The result is 10 ± 0.3", meaning the result is anywhere in the inclusive range from 9.7 to 10.3), or as a convenient shorthand for a quantity with two possible values of opposing sign and identical magnitude (as in "The roots of the equation x²-4=0 are ±2").

Questions about plus-minus signs

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

Words near plus-minus signs in the dictionary

  1. plus-
  2. plus-alpha-pinene
  3. plus-minus
  4. plus-minus method
  5. plus-minus sign
  6. plus-minus signs
  7. plus-one
  8. plus-ones
  9. plus-size
  10. plus-sized
  11. Pluscarden

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