plus sign
- noun
- /plʌs saɪn/
- Specialized
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- In mathematics, the plus sign (+) is used to show that you need to add two numbers together.
- plus sign (+)
If the detector were perfectly upright, now and then you might get a - but mostly plus signs.
- If the detector were perfectly upright, now and then you might get a - but mostly plus signs.
- Now corporately it's DEI and new initials and plus signs, just like L GB, TQIA, plus XYZI cannot keep up.
Examples
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Then the big formula that has N factorial terms, half of them have plus signs and half minus signs.
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Arrows marked with a plus sign (+) indicate positive relationships, while those marked with a minus sign (-) indicate negative relationships.
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Well, we simply have to change signs, the signs of here, the plus signs here in an appropriate way.
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So you end up with plus signs over there and + here - here.
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In the upper panels, the plus sign shows the location of the center of mass of the system, the asterisk shows the location of the pulsar, and the circle shows the location of the planet.
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Since these few involved either an overseas salon and/or exhibitor, this time a transfer was made and is noted by a plus sign (+).
Academic text (1995) -
Arrows marked with a plus sign (+) correspond to path coefficients that are positive and statistically significant at the .05 level.
Academic text (2012) -
Now corporately it's DEI and new initials and plus signs, just like L GB, TQIA, plus XYZI cannot keep up.
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When you see a plus sign (+) in an equation, it indicates that the following numbers should be added.
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The teacher explained that the plus sign (+) represents a positive value in the context of the problem.
Synonyms
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The + sign shows adding two or more numbers
Antonyms
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Morphology
The meaning 'the "+" symbol used to add or create' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'plus' (the + operator) with 'sign' (a symbol). This straightforward noun-noun compound follows normal English naming for symbols and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Plus sign may come from a quick way of writing the old Latin word 'et' for 'and', where scribes joined the letters and the mark looked like a small cross. That's why the plus sign came to mean putting things together, so today it means 'addition' or something positive.