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plus/minus sign
noun
Definition of PLUS/MINUS SIGN
: the sign ± used to indicate a quantity (as 2 in “the square root of 4 is ±2”) taking on both an algebraically positive value and its negative and to indicate a plus or minus quantity (as 4 in “the population age was 30 ± 4 years”) —called also plus/minus symbol
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First Known Use of PLUS/MINUS SIGN
1971
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