The difference between Minus and Plus sign

When used as nouns, minus means a minus sign (−), whereas plus sign means the symbol + used to denote the operation of addition and to indicate that a number is positive.

Minus is also preposition with the meaning: without.

Minus is also verb with the meaning: to subtract.

Minus is also adjective with the meaning: negative.

check bellow for the other definitions of Minus and Plus sign

  1. Minus as a preposition (informal):

    Without.

    Examples:

    "I walked out minus my coat''."

    "synonyms: lacking without"

  2. Minus as a preposition (mathematics):

    less; reduced by.

    Examples:

    "seven minus two is five"

    "ant plus"

  1. Minus as an adjective (mathematics):

    Negative.

    Examples:

    "a minus number"

  2. Minus as an adjective:

    On the negative part of a scale.

    Examples:

    "minus seven degrees"

  3. Minus as an adjective (postpositive):

    Ranking just below a designated rating.

    Examples:

    "He got a grade of B minus for his essay."

  1. Minus as a noun (mathematics):

    A minus sign (−).

  2. Minus as a noun (mathematics):

    A negative quantity.

  3. Minus as a noun:

    A downside or disadvantage.

  1. Minus as a verb (transitive, colloquial):

    To subtract.

  1. Plus sign as a noun (arithmetic):

    The symbol + used to denote the operation of addition and to indicate that a number is positive.

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