The difference between Minus sign and Multiplication sign

When used as nouns, minus sign means the symbol − or - used to denote the operation of subtraction and to indicate that a number is negative, whereas multiplication sign means any symbol (in particular × or · or *) used to denote the operation of multiplication.


check bellow for the other definitions of Minus sign and Multiplication sign

  1. Minus sign as a noun (mathematics):

    The symbol − or - used to denote the operation of subtraction and to indicate that a number is negative.

  1. Multiplication sign as a noun (mathematics):

    Any symbol (in particular × or · or *) used to denote the operation of multiplication.