minus signs
Dashes denoting subtraction
Minus signs are the horizontal dashes (−) used in mathematics to indicate subtraction or negative values: Check your minus signs—you dropped one in the third step.
The plural typically appears when discussing multiple instances in equations or when teaching arithmetic notation.
- negativesUnfavorable aspects or refusals
- negative numbersValues less than zero
- equationsMathematical equality statements
- math classAcademic period for calculations
- number lineDiagram showing ordered quantities
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