- plus sign
- noun Date: 1841 a sign + denoting addition or a positive quantity
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plus sign
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Plus sign — Plus Plus, a. [L., more; akin to Gr. ?, ?, and E. full. See {Full}, a., and cf. {Pi[ u]}, {Pleonasm}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Math.) More, required to be added; positive, as distinguished from negative; opposed to {minus}. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plus sign — also plus especially BrE n the sign (+), showing that you should add two or more numbers together, or that a number is more than zero … Dictionary of contemporary English
plus sign — plus signs N COUNT A plus sign is the sign + which is put between two numbers in order to show that the second number is being added to the first. It can also be put before a number to show that the number is greater than zero +3, and after a… … English dictionary
plus sign — n. the sign (+) indicating addition or positive quantity … English World dictionary
plus sign — plus ,sign noun count the symbol + … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plus sign — plus′ sign n. math. the symbol (+) indicating summation or a positive quality • Etymology: 1645–55 … From formal English to slang
plus sign — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms plus sign : singular plus sign plural plus signs maths the symbol + … English dictionary
plus sign — n. sign that shows the following quantity is to be added; sign that shows a positive quantity, + … English contemporary dictionary
plus sign — noun a sign indicating the operation of addition • Hypernyms: ↑sign … Useful english dictionary
plus sign — noun (C) the sign (+) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
