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(mī′nəs)

reduced by the subtraction of; less: four minus two
Informal without; lacking: minus a toe

Origin: LME < L, less, neut. sing. of minor, minor

adjective

indicating or involving subtraction: a minus sign
negative: a minus quantity
somewhat less than: a grade of A minus
Bot. designating one of two strains of certain fungi and algae which only mate with the opposite (plus) strain
☆ Elec. negative

noun

a minus sign
a negative quantity
a negative quality, feature, etc.

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preposition

Mathematics Reduced by the subtraction of; less: Ten minus four is six.
Informal Without: I went to work minus my ID.

adjective

Mathematics Negative or on the negative part of a scale: a minus value; minus five degrees.
Ranking on the lower end of a designated scale: a grade of A minus.

noun

Mathematics
a. The minus sign (-).
b. A negative quantity.
A deficiency or defect.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin minus

Origin: , neuter of minor, less; see mei-² in Indo-European roots

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