"mostly plus" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mostly plus (not comparable)
  1. (physics) in general relativity, describing the convention in which the metric tensor has a signature of (-,+,+,+). Wikipedia link: en:Metric tensor Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-mostly_plus-en-adj-rhdXwXNs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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