minus-plus sign
minus-plus sign · minus-plus signs
The symbol ∓, meaning "minus or plus", used alongside the plus-minus sign to show that…The symbol ∓, meaning "minus or plus", used alongside the plus-minus sign to show that a negative value is to be taken where the positive value is indicated by the plus-minus sign, and vice versa (as in (x ± 1) / (x ∓ 2), which means (x + 1) / (x - 2) and (x - 1) / (x + 2).
Meaning
1 sensesThe symbol ∓, meaning "minus or plus", used alongside the plus-minus sign to show that a negative value is to be taken where the positive value is indicated by the plus-minus sign, and vice versa (as in (x ± 1) / (x ∓ 2), which means (x + 1) / (x - 2) and (x - 1) / (x + 2).
Forms
plural: minus-plus signs| Singular | minus-plus sign |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedplus-minus sign