minus sign
Indicates taking away
A minus sign is the horizontal line (−) used to indicate subtraction or a negative value: 3 − 2 = 1, The temperature dropped to −15 degrees.
In casual writing, a hyphen often substitutes for the true minus sign.
The symbol also marks deficiency or removal: a minus sign next to his name meant he'd been cut from the team.
Removing quantities mathematically
- subtractRemove from a sum
- differenceWay things contrast
- deductSubtract from a total
- take awayTo subtract or remove
remainder · borrow · decrement · negative number · calculation · operation · equation · computation
Opposite of affirmative
- positiveAffirming or certain
- chargeCost or accusation
- electrodeConductive interface point
- batteryPortable electricity storage
terminal · anode · cathode · voltage · current · circuit · electrical · pole
Quick burst or pinch
- hyphenMark joining compound words
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
- notationSystem of written symbols
- operatorOne who works machinery
character · glyph · keystroke · typesetting · en dash · horizontal bar · ASCII · keyboard
Making something smaller
deficit · shortfall · deduction · markdown · discount · depreciation · drawdown · cutback
Reduce in status
- demeritPunitive mark recorded
- drawbackUnfavorable feature or flaw
- disadvantageUnfavorable circumstance or condition
- conArgument against
weakness · detraction · criticism · negative feedback · shortcoming · flaw · limitation · unfavorable
subtraction
Removing quantities mathematically
- subtractRemove from a sum
- differenceWay things contrast
- deductSubtract from a total
take away · remainder · borrow · decrement · negative number · calculation · operation · equation · computation · integer
negative
Opposite of affirmative
battery · terminal · anode · cathode · voltage · current · circuit · electrical · pole · ion
dash
Quick burst or pinch
- hyphenMark joining compound words
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
- notationSystem of written symbols
operator · character · glyph · keystroke · typesetting · en dash · horizontal bar · ASCII · keyboard · display
reduction
Making something smaller
loss · deficit · shortfall · deduction · markdown · discount · depreciation · drawdown · cutback · shrinkage
downgrade
Reduce in status
- demeritPunitive mark recorded
- drawbackUnfavorable feature or flaw
- disadvantageUnfavorable circumstance or condition
con · weakness · detraction · criticism · negative feedback · shortcoming · flaw · limitation · unfavorable
- basic mathsubtraction, multiplying, dividing, adding, sum
- symbolssymbols, runes, symbol, asterisks, national symbol
- Symbols and Abbreviationsabbreviation, acronym, shorthand, initialism, contraction
- ASCII characterscomma, period, space, question mark, exclamation mark
- typographic symbolsasterisk, ampersand, dagger, double dagger, pilcrow
- operatorsplus, negation, equals, not, multiply
minus signplus sign
Mathematical addition indicator
addition sign · plus · multiplication sign · division sign · times sign
sign, minus, diminish, minimize, diminutive, diminished, subtracting, diminution, minimized