Plus and minus signs
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For the ± symbol, see Plus-minus sign.
"Positive and negative signs" redirects here. Not to be confused with Astrological sign polarity.
The plus sign (+) and the minus sign (−) are mathematical symbols used to denote positive and negative functions, respectively. In addition, + represents the operation of addition, which results in a sum, while − represents subtraction, resulting in a difference.[1] Their use has been extended to many other meanings, more or less analogous. Plus and minus are Latin terms meaning "more" and "less", respectively.
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In Unicode | U+002B + PLUS SIGN (+) U+2212 − MINUS SIGN (−) |
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Different from | U+002D - HYPHEN-MINUS U+2010 ‐ HYPHEN (many) - Dash |
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See also | U+00B1 ± PLUS-MINUS SIGN U+2213 ∓ MINUS-OR-PLUS SIGN U+2052 ⁒ COMMERCIAL MINUS SIGN |
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The forms ⟨+⟩ and ⟨−⟩ are used in many countries around the word. Other designs include ⟨﬩⟩ for plus and ⟨⁒⟩ for minus.