Jul 27, 2020 · In American English, the way to pronounce a plus-minus sign depends on where the sign appears in a mathematical expression or numerical quantity. If the sign appears …

May 4, 2019 · The temperature will be minus 4 in the countryside, but plus 2 in the city. But if there is no comparison, you don't use "plus" Temperatures will be cool: 8 in Glasgow, 10 in …

Aug 24, 2023 · The number pad is probably a minus sign and the keyboard one is probabaly a hyphen. The differences between the two are subtle as explained in my answer.

Dec 5, 2022 · What's an umbrella term for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division? What do you individually call each of these: 1+2, 5-2, 3*4, 10/5? Those cannot be …

Dec 23, 2015 · The first one can be read similarly (one plus minus two equals minus one), but having something like 1 - (1 - 2) = 2, that's different, you need to say there's a bracket, and …

Dec 20, 2022 · The inference of using 'plus', rather than just using 'and', is that it suggests an additional point or an afterthought rather than just joining two equal points together. For that …

Oct 9, 2022 · Does "per day" meaning exactly same amount every day, or deos it mean on average. For example if I say: he run 20 km per day during last 10 days. Does it …

May 20, 2015 · I have to explain in words this formula: A = -log(X) My guesses would be either: A is the minus logarithm of X A is minus the logarithm of X Is one of these expressions, or yet …

Because, however, the minus sign is used in mathematics to designate (1) negative numbers, (2) the operation of subtraction, and (3) additive inverses, it is very common for people, even …

Nov 17, 2019 · In the UK we say 'plus' for the + sign, and 'minus' for the - sign. I suspect it is the same in US schools. In US English, a 'straight A' student is one who has achieved an A …