"minus-plus sign" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: minus-plus signs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} minus-plus sign (plural minus-plus signs)
  1. (mathematics) the symbol ∓, meaning "minus or plus", used alongside the plus-minus sign to show that a negative value is to be taken where the positive value is indicated by the plus-minus sign, and vice versa (as in (x ± 1) / (x ∓ 2), which means (x + 1) / (x - 2) and (x - 1) / (x + 2). Wikipedia link: minus-plus sign Categories (topical): Mathematics, Symbols Related terms: plus-minus sign
    Sense id: en-minus-plus_sign-en-noun-Mo-dqGw9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences

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