+

See also: +/-, ⁺, 𑀓, and Appendix:Variations of "t"

Translingual

Description

Two lines crossed in the middle: one vertical line and one horizontal line.

Symbol

+

1. (arithmetic, algebra) addition, additive operation

   3 + 2 = 5

2. (mathematics) positiveness

   +5 is different than −5

3. (informal) "or more"; indicates that a number is the minimum quantity or amount

   This project is going to take 10+ years to complete. (10 or more years)

4. (mathematics) from the positive side

   $\lim _{x\to a^{+}}f(x)$ is the same as $\lim _{x\downarrow a}\,f(x)$

5. (mathematics) disjoint union, coproduct
6. (mathematics, logic) exclusive disjunction
7. (genetics) wild type
8. (programming) string concatenation in some programming languages (that might be ambiguous with additive operation)

   "My name is " + name + ". I am " + age + " years old."

9. (regular expressions) Detects one or more occurences of the preceding element.

   The string ab+c matches "abc", "abbc", "abbbc", and so on, but not "ac".

10. (chess notation) check
11. A placeholder standing for the international call prefix in phone numbers.

    Sure, call me if you want. My number is +496919725.

12. (medicine) affirmative result from laboratory test
13. (electricity) anode
14. North.
15. (music) augmented

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:+.

Synonyms

• ﬩
• (symbol for and): &, ⁊

Antonyms

• (addition or positiveness): - or −, sometimes ÷

Derived terms

• A+, B+, O+, AB+, Rh+
• A+, B+, C+, D+
• +ve
• +1

See also

• plus sign
• (chess): ++
• ⧺
• ⧻

Conjunction

+

1. (computing) When placed between key names, indicates that they should be pressed simultaneously.

   Press Ctrl+C to copy!

2. (informal) and

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:+.

Adverb

+

1. (text messaging, slang) more

Usage notes

• Name in English: plus