minus

³minus

adj

Definition of MINUS

1

: algebraically negative <a minus quantity> <minus ten degrees>

2

: having a negative quality

3

: relating to or being a particular one of the two mating types that are required for successful fertilization in sexual reproduction in some lower plants (as a fungus)

4

: falling low in a specified range <B minus>

First Known Use of MINUS

1776

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb