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What is a minus sign?

What is a minus sign? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (mathematics) The symbol − or - used to denote the operation of subtraction and to indicate that a number is negative.
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Refractive error is measured in dioptres, and myopia is designated with a minus sign.
In this case, the plus sign gives an extraneous result, and the minus sign is the one that gives the right conclusion.
A plus sign indicates the presence of the insertion, and a minus sign indicates the absence of one.
One day he painted a plus sign and a minus sign on Karan's bathroom mirror.
Although this represents a negative number, it is not written with a minus sign.
The opposite movement is achieved by placing a minus sign before the value.

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