plus
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- noun
- /plʌs/
- Specialized
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- In mathematics, the plus sign + is used to indicate that two numbers should be added together.
- plus sign
- plus (+)
- indicated by a plus
Examples
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So it would be ax squared plus BX plus C.
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And when you add red plus yellow, that's orange.
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That will give us plus l + m.
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So we're going to get plus t * K.
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Let me remind you that the cross is a plus sign.
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- No, make it 100 plus.
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That gives us a billion plus.
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F equals MA will tell you T plus MG is MA.
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Today's banks record each transaction as a plus and minus in their ledgers.
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When you see the plus sign + on a calculator, it shows that you need to perform addition.
Synonyms
A mark + used to show adding numbers or something extra
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- Specialized
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6.7
A contract that pays a contractor for all costs plus an agreed fee or percentage
- Archaic
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An exam once taken in Britain at about eleven to decide if a child can go to a grammar school
- Archaic
Baggy trousers that end four inches below the knee and are worn for sports like golf
- Specialized
A tiny particle with a positive charge like an electron but much heavier
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plus comes from Latin plus meaning 'more'. Long ago writers used a short mark to show 'more' in sums and that mark became the familiar plus sign (+), so the plus sign tells us to add or get more.