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minus sign
noun
, Arithmetic.
- the symbol (−) denoting subtraction or a negative quantity.
minus sign
noun
- the symbol –, indicating subtraction or a negative quantity
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Word History and Origins
Origin of minus sign1
First recorded in 1660–70
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Example Sentences
To unearth what you need, put a minus sign in front of any terms you want excluded from your search.
From The Daily Beast
In column 10 where the dates are given, a minus sign indicates the past and a plus sign the future.
From Project Gutenberg
For weeks after that, though, I carried four hundred on the books with a minus sign in front.
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The minus sign prefixed to a reading means that the variable was placed on the side of the fixed line.
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When the temperature has fallen, put a minus sign (-) before the number of degrees of fall.
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It was like a bracket preceded by a minus sign, which affected all that was within the bracket.
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