minus sign

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minus sign - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

minus sign - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  minus sign
      n 1: a sign indicating the operation of subtraction