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signums

signums is the plural of signum.

Meaning of signum

Noun

signum (plural signa or signums)

  1. A sign, mark, or symbol.
  2. A medieval tower bell used particularly for ringing the eight canonical hours.
    Synonyms:
    signum bell
  3. A function that extracts the sign of a real number x, yielding −1 if x is negative, +1 if x is positive, or 0 if x is zero.

Questions about signums

What is signums the plural of?
Signums is the plural of signum.

Words near signums in the dictionary

  1. signs-manual
  2. signum
  3. signum function
  4. signum functions
  5. signum manus
  6. signums
  7. signup
  8. signups
  9. signwriter
  10. signwriters
  11. signwriting

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