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minus

mi·nus

UK/ˈmaɪ.nəs/ US/ˈmaɪ.nəs/ fairly common informal
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

on the negative side or lower end of a scale

  • “minus 5 degrees”
  • “a grade of B minus”
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2.

involving disadvantage or harm

  • “minus (or negative) factors”
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noun

1.

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”
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Origin

From Middle English mynus, from Latin minus, neuter form of minor, comparative form of parvus (“small, little”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (“few, small”).

Phrases

  • A minus
  • check minus
  • F minus
  • minus pool
  • minus sign
  • minus-plus sign
  • plus minus
  • plus or minus
  • plus-minus method
  • plus-minus sign

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