Thesaurus: minus

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1. a. Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minus quantity.
2. adj. on the negative side or lower end of a scale
3. adj. involving disadvantage or harm
4. n. an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
5. Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minus quantity. Minus sign (Math.), the sign [-] denoting minus, or less, prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be subtracted. See Negative sign, under Negative.
6. Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minusquantity. Minus sign (Math.), the sign [-] denoting minus, or less,prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be subtracted. SeeNegative sign, under Negative.
7. i:66/n:34 a. on the negative side or lower end of a scale s. involving disadvantage or harm