2. Not likely; improbable; unlikely. [Obsoles.]
[1913 Webster]
{Unlike quantities} (Math.), quantities expressed by letters
which are different or of different powers, as a, b, c,
a^{2}, a^{3}, x^{n}, and the like.
{Unlike signs} (Math.), the signs plus (+) and minus (-). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Unlike — Un*like , a. 1. Not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance; as, the cases are unlike. [1913 Webster] 2. Not likely; improbable; unlikely. [Obsoles.] [1913 Webster] {Unlike quantities} (Math.), quantities expressed by letters which are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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