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Translingual[edit]
Description[edit]
The division-minus sign is a dash (commonly horizontal) between two dots, that is used for both subtraction and division. Its use for subtraction is visually more distinct from a hyphen than is the anglophone minus sign ⟨−⟩. In some scribal traditions, in its use as a minus sign it is set at an angle, ⟨⁒⟩ (the 'commercial minus sign').
Symbol[edit]
÷
- (mathematics, especially Anglophone countries) division
- 6 ÷ 2 = 3
- (mathematics, non-Anglophone countries) negative, minus
- ÷50% (meaning a 50% reduction)
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:÷.
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
Text style |
Emoji style |
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➗︎ | ➗️ |
Note: Character's appearance may be different on each system. Text style is forced with ︎ and emoji style with ️ |
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Division sign on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Commercial minus sign on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
÷
- (Medieval Latin) Scribal abbreviation of est; third-person singular present active indicative of sum
- 845, St. Gall Priscian Glosses, Irish manuscript of Priscianus Caesariensis, Institutiones Grammaticae (526–527), De Oratione
- Oratio÷ ordinatio dictionũ ↄgrua sententiã p̛fectã demonstrans.
- A sentence is a coherent arrangement of words showing a complete thought.
- 845, St. Gall Priscian Glosses, Irish manuscript of Priscianus Caesariensis, Institutiones Grammaticae (526–527), De Oratione