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plus or minus
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1plus or minus

adjective

Definition of PLUS OR MINUS

: indicating a quantity whose algebraically positive and negative values serve to bracket a range of values either alone or when added to and subtracted from a given number <measured with an accuracy of plus or minus 3 feet>
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First Known Use of PLUS OR MINUS

1926

Rhymes with PLUS OR MINUS

Antoninus

2plus or minus

adverb

Definition of PLUS OR MINUS

: more or less, approximately <a dance for singles plus or minus age 30>

Examples of PLUS OR MINUS

  1. <I have plus or minus five dollars in change.>

First Known Use of PLUS OR MINUS

1849

Related to PLUS OR MINUS

Synonyms
about, around, like, more or less, much, near, approximately, roughly, say, some
Antonyms
exactly, precisely

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