addition sign

Indicates combining quantities

The addition sign is the plus symbol (+), used in mathematics to indicate that numbers should be added together: 3 + 5 = 8.

It also marks positive numbers and, in other contexts, indicates presence or increase.

arithmetic

plus

Sign of increase

equation · mathematics · algebra · summation · subtotal · tally · compute · aggregate · integer · fraction

concatenation

join

Connect or enlist

merge · string · attach · affix · suffix · prefix · adjoin · insert

settheory

union

Joining into one

superset · complement · disjoint · elements · inclusion · cardinality · membership · combine · merge

positive

increase

Growth in amount

growth · enhancement · amplification · expansion · surplus · extra · more · augment · raise · upturn

Categories
Opposites
mathematical operation symbols

addition signminus sign

Subtraction operator mark

negative sign · dash · division sign · hyphen · multiplication sign

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G