minus sign

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a sign indicating the operation of subtraction
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Minus \Mi"nus\ (m[imac]"n[u^]s), a. [L. See Minor, and cf. Mis- pref. from the French.] (Math.) Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minus quantity. [1913 Webster]

Minus sign (Math.), the sign [-] denoting minus, or less, prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be subtracted. See Negative sign, under Negative. [1913 Webster]

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