See also: ⁻ [U+207B SUPERSCRIPT MINUS] ,
- [U+002D HYPHEN-MINUS] ,
‐ [U+2010 HYPHEN] ,
– [U+2013 EN DASH] ,
— [U+2014 EM DASH] ,
ー [U+30FC KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK] , and 一 [U+4E00 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E00]
Translingual [ edit ]
Presentations of ➖︎
Text style
Emoji style
➖︎
➖️
Note: Character's appearance may be different on each system. Text style is forced with ︎ and emoji style with ️
Glyph origin [ edit ]
There are many theories regarding the origin of the minus sign. According to one theory, it originates from a handwriting form of the letter m (for minus ) that came to resemble a horizontal bar,[1] Another theory traces it back to a hieratic sign.
− (English symbol name minus sign )
( mathematics ) subtraction
8 − 3 = 5
( mathematics ) negative sign . "negative", "minus", "the opposite of"
Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
Decomposition of 4 in the presence of cis-piperylene at room temperature results in the stereocontrolled formation of trans-cycloheptadiene 27 in 90% ee (96% ee at - 78 °C).
−(−5) = 5
( informal , slang ) Less than , or “or less”.
13- less than 13 (years old)
( mathematics ) Relative complement . "minus", "without".
{1,2,4} − {1,3,4} = {2}
( mathematics ) from the negative side
lim
x
→
a
−
f
(
x
)
{\displaystyle \lim _{x\to a^{-}}f(x)}
is the same as
lim
x
↑
a
f
(
x
)
{\displaystyle \lim _{x\uparrow a}\,f(x)}
( medicine ) rejective result from laboratory test
( electricity ) cathode
Quotations [ edit ]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:− .
Synonyms [ edit ]
( non-Anglophone countries ) ÷
( relative complement ) : ∖
Antonyms [ edit ]
( antonym(s) of “ all except relative complement ” ) : +
Related terms [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Wright, D. Franklin, New, Bill D. (2000 ) Intermediate Algebra , 4th edition, Thomson Learning, page 1