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Minus

Minus Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Minus? [n] an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one" [adj] involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors" [adj] on the negative side or lower end of a scale; "minus 5 degrees"; "a grade of B minus" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Minus: disadvantageous \| harmful \| negative \| subtraction Related Terms \| Find terms related to Minus: barring \| bereaved \| bereaved of \| bereft \| cut off \| decrement \| deduction \| deficient \| denuded \| deprived of \| devoid \| discounting \| divested \| except \| excepting \| exception taken of \| excluding \| exclusive of \| existless \| from \| inadequate \| inferior \| insufficient \| lacking \| leaving out \| less \| minuend \| missing \| negative \| nonexistent \| not counting \| null \| off \| out of \| parted from \| plus \| positive \| robbed of \| sans \| save \| shorn of \| short \| short of \| stripped of \| subtrahend \| unexisting \| unreached \| vacuous \| void \| wanting \| without \| without being See Also \| arithmetic operation Minus In Webster's Dictionary \Mi"nus\, a. [L. See {Minor}, and cf. {Mis-} pref. from the French.] (Math.) Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minus quantity. {Minus sign} (Math.), the sign [-] denoting minus, or less, prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be subtracted. See {Negative sign}, under {Negative}.

Minus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Minus?

[n] an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one"
[adj] involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors"
[adj] on the negative side or lower end of a scale; "minus 5 degrees"; "a grade of B minus"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Minus: disadvantageous | harmful | negative | subtraction

See Also | arithmetic operation

Minus In Webster's Dictionary

\Mi"nus\, a. [L. See {Minor}, and cf. {Mis-} pref. from
the French.] (Math.)
Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minus
quantity.

{Minus sign} (Math.), the sign [-] denoting minus, or less,
   prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be
   subtracted. See {Negative sign}, under {Negative}.

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