plus or minus
Roughly, either direction
Plus or minus indicates an approximate range above or below a stated value: The project will cost $10,000, plus or minus.
In mathematics, the symbol ± precedes a tolerance or margin of error: The measurement was 5.2 ± 0.1 centimeters.
Informally, it signals rough estimation or flexibility: We'll be there at noon, plus or minus.
- more or lessApproximately, not exactly
- roughlyIn approximate terms
- aboutConcerning or approximately
- virtuallyNearly but not quite
- close enoughAcceptably accurate
nearly · ballpark figure · approximately · give or take · margin of error · error bars · fudge factor · wiggle room · say · some · tolerance · estimate · much · like · loosely · around · well-nigh · kind of
- math termsnumbers, linear growth, square, operand, division
- Either/Oryes or no, true or false, on or off, in or out, up or down
- approximationsabout, approximately, around, roughly, almost
- math expressionsdo the math, add up, crunch numbers, number crunching, number cruncher
- math symbolsequals, divide, multiply, equals sign, division sign
- Precision Wordsexact, precision, accuracy, precise, accurate
plus or minusexactly
With total accuracy
precisely · exact · on the dot · to the letter · on the nose
plus or minusdefinitely
With complete certainty
certainly · for certain · guaranteed · absolutely · unquestionably
plus, minus, pluses, minuses, nonplus, nonplussed, surplus, minuscule