plus or minus

adjective

Definition of plus or minus

(Entry 1 of 2)

: 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

plus or minus

adverb

Definition of plus or minus (Entry 2 of 2)

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

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Synonyms & Antonyms for plus or minus

Synonyms: Adverb

about, approximately, around, like, more or less, much, near, roughly, say, some

Antonyms: Adverb

exactly, precisely

Examples of plus or minus in a Sentence

Adverb

I have plus or minus five dollars in change.

Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb

The Monmouth University poll surveyed 604 New Jersey adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. — Joseph De Avila, WSJ, "Sen. Booker’s Presidential Run Leaves New Jersey Lukewarm, Poll Says," 14 Feb. 2019 The margin of error for the full sample was plus or minus 3.27 percentage points. — Andrew Duehren, WSJ, "Americans Show Growing Support for Climate-Change Policies, Poll Says," 17 Dec. 2018 The margin of error is plus or minus 4.1 percentage points. — Lauran Neergaard, The Seattle Times, "AP-NORC Poll: Many caregivers neglecting their own health," 15 Oct. 2018 The margin of error is plus or minus 4.9 percentage points. — Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, "Sun/UB Poll: Brochin, McDonough have leads in Baltimore County executive primaries," 12 June 2018 The margin of error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. — John Wildermuth, San Francisco Chronicle, "Newsom, John Cox top new California governor’s poll: Villaraigosa in trouble," 31 May 2018 The margin of error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. — Angela Hart, sacbee, "Republicans surge past Villaraigosa in California governor's race, poll says," 10 May 2018 The margin of error was plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. — Jessie Balmert, USA TODAY, "Ohio primary: The wacky, bitter battle to replace Gov. John Kasich," 6 May 2018 The margin of error was plus or minus 2.9 percentage points. — New York Times, "Creepy or Not? Your Privacy Concerns Probably Reflect Your Politics," 30 Apr. 2018

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