"minus" meaning in Esperanto

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈminus/
Rhymes: -inus Head templates: {{head|eo|adjective}} minus
  1. minus
    Sense id: en-minus-eo-adj-Ep-ncTrb Categories (other): Esperanto prepositions Disambiguation of Esperanto prepositions: 82 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Esperanto 8OA Disambiguation of Esperanto 8OA: 0 0

Preposition

IPA: /ˈminus/
Rhymes: -inus Head templates: {{eo-head|pos=prepositions}} minus
  1. minus
    Sense id: en-minus-eo-prep-Ep-ncTrb Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto, Arithmetic Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto: 0 100 Disambiguation of Arithmetic: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Esperanto 8OA Disambiguation of Esperanto 8OA: 0 0
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          "english": "Three minus two is one.",
          "text": "Tri minus du estas unu.",
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