Plus sign

Plus sign
Plus Plus, a. [L., more; akin to Gr. ?, ?, and E. full. See {Full}, a., and cf. {Pi[`u]}, {Pleonasm}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Math.) More, required to be added; positive, as distinguished from negative; -- opposed to {minus}. [1913 Webster]

2. Hence, in a literary sense, additional; real; actual. [1913 Webster]

Success goes invariably with a certain plus or positive power. --Emerson. [1913 Webster]

{Plus sign} (Math.), the sign (+) which denotes addition, or a positive quantity. [1913 Webster]


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