minus sign
noun
the symbol (−) denoting subtraction or a negative quantity.
minus signs
-
pluralof minus sign.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The answer needs to have numbers in it, and if the numbers don’t have minus signs in front of them, your adviser is misinformed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Directions are indicated with plus or minus signs, with right taken as the positive direction.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The exhibit, titled “Mathematica: A World of Numbers… and Beyond,” contained three errors - a section featuring the Golden Ratio had the equation’s plus signs written as minus signs.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2015
Still, here it is, in black and white, with little plus and minus signs and funny numbers.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2012
The plus and minus signs in the printed text are apparently indistinguishable dashes - they have been transcribed as '+' and '-' as the context requires.
From The Way To Geometry by William Bedwell
