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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
minus sign
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Instead, work backwards from the end of the field, using a minus sign.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Minus sign

Minus \Mi"nus\ (m[imac]"n[u^]s), a. [L. See Minor, and cf. Mis- pref. from the French.] (Math.) 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.

Wiktionary
minus sign

n. (context mathematics English) The symbol − or - used to denote the operation of subtraction and to indicate that a number is negative.

WordNet
minus sign

n. a sign indicating the operation of subtraction