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plus or minus

adjective

Definition of plus or minus

  1. :  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

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plus or minus

adverb

Definition of plus or minus

  1. :  more or less, approximately a dance for singles plus or minus age 30

Examples of plus or minus in a Sentence

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

First Known Use of plus or minus

1849

plus or minus Synonyms

Synonyms
about, around, like, more or less, much, near, approximately, roughly, say, some
Antonyms
exactly, precisely
Related Words
generally, kind of, loosely; nearly, nominally, practically, virtually, well-nigh
Near Antonyms
due, even, just, sharp, smack-dab, squarely

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