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negative sign

neg·a·tive sign
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [neg-uh-tiv sahyn]
    • /ˈnɛg ə tɪv saɪn/
    • /ˈneɡətɪv saɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [neg-uh-tiv sahyn]
    • /ˈnɛg ə tɪv saɪn/

Definitions of negative sign words

  • noun negative sign bad omen 1
  • noun negative sign mathematical symbol: minus sign 1
  • noun negative sign the symbol (–) used to indicate a negative quantity or a subtraction; minus sign 0
  • noun negative sign the sign (−) used to indicate a negative quantity 0
See all 4 definitions of negative sign

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Parts of speech for Negative sign

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Negative sign

negative sign popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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