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单词 minus sign
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Definition of minus sign in English:

minus sign

noun
  • The symbol −, indicating subtraction or a negative value.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The plus sign (+) denotes amplification and the minus sign (-) indicates no amplification.
    • He ignored the minus signs, thereby taking the absolute value of the terms.
    • You can browse the menus just by clicking on the plus and minus signs on the Tweak Tree, or in much the same way you do a in a web browser by using the back and forward buttons on the menu bar.
    • A plus sign indicates repeat additions and a minus sign indicates repeat deletions, virtually all of which occurred in the variable region.
    • The opposite movement is achieved by placing a minus sign before the value.
    • Properties following a plus sign are checked; those following a minus sign are ignored.
    • In this case, the plus sign gives an extraneous result, and the minus sign is the one that gives the right conclusion.
    • The reason for the minus sign in Shannon's formula is that the p's here are probabilities, positive quantities between 0 and 1, whose logs are therefore all negative.
    • Use minus signs to indicate south and west.
    • One day he painted a plus sign and a minus sign on Karan's bathroom mirror.
    • Although this represents a negative number, it is not written with a minus sign.
    • A minus sign in the result window indicates a negative result.
    • Yet it all seemed for naught, ancient stock-market quotations or chalked messages on hoardings of the last century, with plus and minus signs featured prominently.
    • A plus sign (+) means the real thickness is greater than the number posted, while a minus sign (-) means the real thickness is less the number posted.
    • When an error was made, a minus sign was displayed instead of a plus sign.
    • Undetected genes are labeled with a minus sign.
    • The charges are shown by the plus and minus signs.
    • In this case, the mathematical model has a minus sign, whenever time appears twice.
    • After coming up with the list, he analyzed opportunities by placing up to two plus signs or two minus signs next to each characteristic.
    • The minus sign (-) designates those who were not acceptable.
 
 

Definition of minus sign in US English:

minus sign

nounˈmīnəs ˌsīn
  • The symbol −, indicating subtraction or a negative value.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The opposite movement is achieved by placing a minus sign before the value.
    • The reason for the minus sign in Shannon's formula is that the p's here are probabilities, positive quantities between 0 and 1, whose logs are therefore all negative.
    • When an error was made, a minus sign was displayed instead of a plus sign.
    • One day he painted a plus sign and a minus sign on Karan's bathroom mirror.
    • A plus sign (+) means the real thickness is greater than the number posted, while a minus sign (-) means the real thickness is less the number posted.
    • Use minus signs to indicate south and west.
    • The charges are shown by the plus and minus signs.
    • A plus sign indicates repeat additions and a minus sign indicates repeat deletions, virtually all of which occurred in the variable region.
    • You can browse the menus just by clicking on the plus and minus signs on the Tweak Tree, or in much the same way you do a in a web browser by using the back and forward buttons on the menu bar.
    • A minus sign in the result window indicates a negative result.
    • Although this represents a negative number, it is not written with a minus sign.
    • The plus sign (+) denotes amplification and the minus sign (-) indicates no amplification.
    • In this case, the plus sign gives an extraneous result, and the minus sign is the one that gives the right conclusion.
    • Properties following a plus sign are checked; those following a minus sign are ignored.
    • Yet it all seemed for naught, ancient stock-market quotations or chalked messages on hoardings of the last century, with plus and minus signs featured prominently.
    • He ignored the minus signs, thereby taking the absolute value of the terms.
    • The minus sign (-) designates those who were not acceptable.
    • Undetected genes are labeled with a minus sign.
    • In this case, the mathematical model has a minus sign, whenever time appears twice.
    • After coming up with the list, he analyzed opportunities by placing up to two plus signs or two minus signs next to each characteristic.
 
 
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