plus sign

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pluhs sahyn]
- /plʌs saɪn/
- /plʌs saɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pluhs sahyn]
- /plʌs saɪn/

Definitions of plus sign words

noun plus sign the symbol (+) indicating summation or a positive quality. 1
countable noun plus sign A plus sign is the sign + which is put between two numbers in order to show that the second number is being added to the first. It can also be put before a number to show that the number is greater than zero (+3), and after a number to indicate a number that is more than a minimum number or amount (18+). 0
noun plus sign the symbol +, indicating addition or positive quantity 0
noun plus sign the sign (+) indicating addition or positive quantity 0

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Origin of plus sign

First appearance:

before 1645

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1645-55

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Plus sign

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Plus sign

plus sign popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

plus sign usage trend in Literature

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