"plus-minus sign" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: plus-minus signs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} plus-minus sign (plural plus-minus signs)
  1. (mathematics) the symbol ±, meaning "plus or minus", used to indicate the precision of an approximation (as in "The result is 10 ± 0.3", meaning the result is anywhere in the inclusive range from 9.7 to 10.3), or as a convenient shorthand for a quantity with two possible values of opposing sign and identical magnitude (as in "The roots of the equation x²-4=0 are ±2"). Wikipedia link: plus-minus sign Categories (topical): Mathematics, Symbols Related terms: minus-plus sign
    Sense id: en-plus-minus_sign-en-noun-6kyQSb7K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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