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- Where and When Did the Symbols + and – Originate?
The ancient Greeks expressed addition mostly by juxtaposition, but sporadically used the slash symbol " " for addition and a semi-elliptical curve for subtraction In the famous Egyptian Ahmes papyrus, a pair of legs walking forward marked addition, and walking away subtraction
- List of mathematical symbols - Simple English Wikipedia, the free . . .
This page provides a comprehensive list of mathematical symbols with their meanings and usage in mathematics
- List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks - Wikipedia
List of typographical symbols and punctuation marksTypographical symbols and punctuation marks are marks and symbols used in typography with a variety of purposes such as to help with legibility and accessibility, or to identify special cases This list gives those most commonly encountered with Latin script For a far more comprehensive list of symbols and signs, see List of Unicode
- The Surprisingly Short History Of The Plus Sign - Fast Company
06-23-2014 DESIGN The Surprisingly Short History Of The Plus Sign Before the 16th century, most math equations were written as metered verse Thank god for graphic-design-inclined mathematicians
- The Wild and Contentious History of Mathematical Symbols
Eventually the plus and minus signs became universal, as did the English symbol for equality, but only after decades of famous mathematicians competing in these popularity contests to set the trends
- Pluszeichen – Wikipedia
Das Kreuz ist als Symbol seit der Steinzeit bekannt (etwa in Steinritzungen), aber meist nicht deutbar Als Rechenzeichen ist es jüngeren Datums Noch im 15 Jahrhundert war es üblich, die Wörter „plus“ und „minus“ auszuschreiben Das erste Pluszeichen im Druck erschien im Werk Mercantile Arithmetic oder Behende und hüpsche Rechenung auff allen Kauffmanschafft von Johannes Widmann
- Origin Story: ‘+’ and ‘-’ the basic signs of arithmetic - Medium
The plus and minus signs (+ and −) are mathematical symbols used to represent operations of addition and subtraction as well as the notions of the positive and negative
- Definition of plus sign | PCMag
What does plus sign actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia
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