Jul 27, 2020 · In American English, the way to pronounce a plus-minus sign depends on where the sign appears in a mathematical expression or numerical quantity. If the sign appears …

May 4, 2019 · The words "plus" and "minus" should be used to qualify numbers, and you should use "positive" or "negative" as general adjectives. You should say "a negative number".

Aug 24, 2023 · The number pad is probably a minus sign and the keyboard one is probabaly a hyphen. The differences between the two are subtle as explained in my answer.

Dec 23, 2015 · The first one can be read similarly (one plus minus two equals minus one), but having something like 1 - (1 - 2) = 2, that's different, you need to say there's a bracket, and …

Nov 17, 2019 · In the UK we say 'plus' for the + sign, and 'minus' for the - sign. I suspect it is the same in US schools. In US English, a 'straight A' student is one who has achieved an A …

Dec 5, 2022 · What's an umbrella term for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division? What do you individually call each of these: 1+2, 5-2, 3*4, 10/5? Those cannot be …

Because, however, the minus sign is used in mathematics to designate (1) negative numbers, (2) the operation of subtraction, and (3) additive inverses, it is very common for people, even …

May 20, 2015 · I have to explain in words this formula: A = -log(X) My guesses would be either: A is the minus logarithm of X A is minus the logarithm of X Is one of these expressions, or yet …

Dec 20, 2022 · The inference of using 'plus', rather than just using 'and', is that it suggests an additional point or an afterthought rather than just joining two equal points together. For that …

Apr 1, 2018 · Two and two also make four if you understand this as an addition. Mathematically, two plus two equals four. This is an mathematical statement and the "plus" is part of the first …