: 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
: more or less, approximately
a dance for singles plus or minus age 30
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Examples of plus or minus in a Sentence
Adverb
I have plus or minus five dollars in change.
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Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
The poll, conducted between April 7 and 11, surveyed 1,059 voters nationwide and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
The poll's margin of error is plus or minus 4.8 percentage points, Franklin said.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
The poll, conducted between April 7 and 11, surveyed 1,059 voters nationwide and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for plus or minus
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“Plus or minus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus%20or%20minus. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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