division sign

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noun Arithmetic.

the symbol (÷) or (/) placed between two expressions and denoting division of the first by the second.

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Origin of division sign

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby division sign

division algorithm, divisionism, division of labor, division of labour, division ring, division sign, divisive, divisiveness, divisor, divo, divorce

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How to use division sign in a sentence

Except the Braves did not win 14 straight pennants (they did win 14 straight division titles), and Smoltz is a also Republican.
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They are always suspended over a precipice, dangling by a slender thread that shows every sign of snapping.
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It was hard not to take it as a sign, a personal comment on my own Jewish dating failings.
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If he did, it could be a sign that our politicians are ready to resume genuine policy-making across party lines.
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President Harry Truman kept a sign on his desk that read: “The Buck Stops Here.”
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With each division, in addition to the divisional staff, there were officers detached from the headquarters staff.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Given one more Division we might try: as things are, my troops won't cover the mileage.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
In her he felt again, more distinctly than before, another person—division, conflict.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
A second main division of our schooling was mathematical instruction of a sort.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The fillip given would have been far, far greater than that which the mere numbers (1,200 for the Division) would seem to imply.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for division sign

division sign

noun

the symbol ÷, placed between the dividend and the divisor to indicate division, as in 12 ÷ 6 = 2

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