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Minus


The operation of subtraction, i.e., a minus b. The operation is denoted a-b. The minus sign "-" is also used to denote a negative number, i.e., -x.


See also

Minus Sign, Negative, Plus, Plus or Minus, Times

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Minus." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Minus.html

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