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Meaning of "negative sign" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEGATIVE SIGN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEGATIVE SIGN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Negative sign is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NEGATIVE SIGN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Negative sign

In astrology, a negative, ceptive, dispassive, yin, nocturnal or feminine sign refers to any of the six even-numbered signs of the zodiac: Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn or Pisces. These signs constitute the earth and water triplicities.

Definition of negative sign in the English dictionary

The definition of negative sign in the dictionary is the symbol used to indicate a negative quantity or a subtraction; minus sign.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEGATIVE SIGN

negative bending moment
negative campaigning
negative cash flow
negative charge
negative equity
negative feedback
negative hallucination
negative income tax
negative number
negative particle
negative polarity
negative pole
negative prescription
negative profit
negative reinforcement
negative resistance
negative tax
negative-raising
negatively
negativeness

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEGATIVE SIGN

air sign
birth sign
call sign
design
dollar sign
earth sign
equal sign
equals sign
Indian sign
inn sign
minus sign
neon sign
peace sign
plus sign
pound sign
road sign
star sign
stop sign
sun sign
traffic sign
warning sign

Synonyms and antonyms of negative sign in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «negative sign» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEGATIVE SIGN

Find out the translation of negative sign to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of negative sign from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «negative sign» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

负号
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

signo negativo
570 millions of speakers

English

negative sign
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नकारात्मक संकेत
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

إشارة سلبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отрицательный знак
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sinal negativo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নেতিবাচক চিহ্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

signe moins
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanda negatif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

negatives Vorzeichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

負号
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음의 부호
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tandha negatif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dấu hiệu tiêu cực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர்மறை அடையாளம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नकारात्मक चिन्ह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Olumsuz işaret
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

segno negativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

znak ujemny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

від´ємний знак
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semn negativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρνητικό πρόσημο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

negatiewe teken
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

negativt tecken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

negativt fortegn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of negative sign

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEGATIVE SIGN»

The term «negative sign» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.534 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEGATIVE SIGN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «negative sign» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «negative sign» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about negative sign

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEGATIVE SIGN»

Discover the use of negative sign in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to negative sign and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Theory of the Negative Sign; in which, from principles ...
+ is called the positive sign and — the negative sign, and terms and expressions are distinguished as positive and negative in regard to their preceding signs, + being underderstood where a sign is wanting (Note, Art. 9). Thus, -—(a+b—-c) is a ...
Henry Bailey BROWNING, 1852
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The Problem with Math Is English: A Language-Focused ...
The negative sign has three primary interpretations, underscoring the need to be hyperaware of the nuances of mathematical symbols and the context in which they are used. In some contexts, the negative sign indicates the operation of ...
Concepcion Molina, 2012
3
Mathematics for ESL Learners
Adding a Negative Number to a Positive Number This is the same as subtracting the negative number from the positive number. You drop (leave off, get rid of) the negative sign and replace the addition sign with a minus (subtractions) sign.
Janet C. Arrowood, 2004
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Neuroanatomy and the Neurologic Exam: A Thesaurus of ...
Also, the term "negative sign" is slightly awkward semantically, for it isn't a sign at all, but rather absence of one. Nevertheless, the terms "positive sign" and " negative sign" are frequently used. For a given sign, one can often find some authors ...
Terence R. Anthoney, 1993
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Developing, Validating and Using Internal Ratings: ...
Accepting the prevailing view, a negative sign is expected. 2. Loan Loss Provisions / Net Interest Revenue: the ratio between the annual provisions on loans and revenues from interest-earning assets, fees on loans and derivative contracts.
Giacomo De Laurentis, Renato Maino, Luca Molteni, 2011
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SSAT and ISEE For Dummies
... the negative numbers so you don't confuse the negative signs with minus signs . If you add a negative number to another negative number, just add the two numbers and put a negative sign next to the answer. For example, (–3) + (–4) = – 7.
Vince Kotchian, Curt Simmons, 2012
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Negative Math: How Mathematical Rules Can be Positively Bent
We may ask, why does multiplication by minus one change signs, while multiplication by plus one does nothing? Why does the negative sign prevail over the positive sign when multiplied with it? Why does the multiplication of two negatives ...
Alberto A. Martinez, 2006
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Advances in the Sign Language Development of Deaf Children
Negative headshake co-occurring with a negative sign: ____t ____neg (11.17) BOOK READ ME CAN'T ''I can't read the book.'' negative headshake with predicates with incorporated negation: ________t _________neg (11.18) ICE- CREAM ...
Language Brenda Schick Professor of Speech, and Hearing Science University of Colorado Boulder, Marc Marschark Director National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Department of Social Work Gallaudet University Patricia Elizabeth Spencer Professor of Psychology, 2005
9
Algebra, Grades 5 - 8
Multiplication with Positive and Negative Numbers (page 11) 1) +32; for like signs , multiply and place a positive sign in front of the product 2) -480; for unlike signs, multiply and place the negative sign in front of the product 3) -35; for unlike ...
Don Blattner, Myrl Shireman, 2009
10
The Art of Causal Conjecture
Paired with these positive concepts are analogous negative concepts: • E is a tracking negative sign of G if E tracks G and P£(G) < Pg(G). q E is a negative sign of G if PS(G) < Pm(S)(G) whenever Ps(£) > Pm(S)(£), and PS(G) > Pm(S)(G) ...
Glenn Shafer, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEGATIVE SIGN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term negative sign is used in the context of the following news items.
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Qualcomm's Trouble Could Tempt Samsung, Hurt TSMC
I hope this won't happen but the fact that QCOM is moving to Samsung at full steam 10/14nm node is already a negative sign. Samsung ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
2
CAC Forecast July 23, 2015, Technical Analysis
This of course is a fairly negative sign, but at the end of the day we see quite a bit of support and gaps below this area. With that we would ... «FX Empire, Jul 15»
3
Promoters of 41 BSE firms have pledged 100% of their stake
Also, if he has been forced to pledge more due to a default or a fall in stock price then it is a negative sign,” says Gupta, a former executive ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
4
An Odd Mix of Action
Current weakness is not necessarily a negative sign. The market needed better breadth to keep the V-shaped bounce going and so far we ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
5
Key to Market Health Is More Breadth
Current weakness is not necessarily a negative sign. The market needed better breadth to keep the V-shaped bounce going and so far we ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
6
EURUSD Fails to Hang onto Gains July 21 2015
The shooting star at the bottom of the downtrend of course is a very negative sign. The 1.08 level is supportive, and if we can break below there, ... «DailyForex.com, Jul 15»
7
Doubling down on a summer correction
As utilities outperform, the expectation is that the demand for money (interest rates) is faltering, a negative sign for growth and inflation ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
8
Gold Prices July 20, 2015, Technical Analysis
In fact, we managed to get below the $1140 level, which of course is a very negative sign. This was the last vestiges of support as far as we saw ... «FX Empire, Jul 15»
9
Human rights work in the face of atrocity: Violence All Around, by …
... he stays true to his motivation to “produce something positive and somehow reverse the greater negative sign that violence represents”. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
10
Dogecoin Price at Major Crossroads
The hourly RSI is below the 50 level, which is a negative sign for buyers in the short term. On the downside, the triangle support area is aligned ... «newsBTC, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Negative sign [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/negative-sign>. Apr 2024 ».
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