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MINUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
Example:
four minus three equals one
Synonyms:
minus; subtraction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("minus" is a kind of...):
arithmetic operation (a mathematical operation involving numbers)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Involving disadvantage or harm
Example:
minus (or negative) factors
Synonyms:
minus; negative
Classified under:
Similar:
disadvantageous; unfavorable; unfavourable (involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
On the negative side or lower end of a scale
Example:
a grade of B minus
Classified under:
Similar:
negative (less than zero)
Antonym:
plus (on the positive side or higher end of a scale)
Context examples:
The (current value minus the baseline value) divided by the baseline value, multiplied by 100.
(Percent Change From Baseline, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The most recently recorded sum of volumes minus the baseline sum of volumes divided by the baseline sum of volumes, multiplied by 100.
(Percent Change From Baseline in Sum of Volume, NCI Thesaurus)
The (current value minus the lowest value previously recorded) divided by the lowest value previously recorded, multiplied by 100.
(Percent Change From Nadir, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The most recently recorded sum of diameters minus the baseline sum of diameters divided by the baseline sum of diameters, multiplied by 100.
(Percent Change From Baseline in Sum of Diameter, NCI Thesaurus)
The most recently recorded sum of longest diameters minus the lowest sum of longest diameters previously recorded divided by the lowest sum of longest diameters previously recorded, multiplied by 100.
(Percent Change From Nadir in Sum of Longest Diameter, NCI Thesaurus)
EXAMPLE(S): Day 1, Days 10-20; OTHER NAME(S): Study Day; NOTE(S): Derived from the dateRange of this activity minus the dateRange of the reference activity + 1.
(Performed Activity Study Day Range, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
The most recently recorded sum of areas minus the baseline sum of areas divided by the baseline sum of areas, multiplied by 100.
(Percent Change From Baseline in Sum of Area, NCI Thesaurus)
In addition to vaults to store seed at minus 20° Celsius, it includes laboratories, in vitro storage rooms, liquid nitrogen tanks, and animal and microorganism DNA samples.
(LatAm's largest gene bank unveiled in Brasília, Agência BRASIL)
Using ground-based and satellite measurements, researchers recorded drizzle at minus 13 degrees Fahrenheit and below lasting for more than 7.5 hours at McMurdo Station, in Antarctica.
(Drizzle at sub-zero temps recorded in Antarctica, National Science Foundation)
The most recently recorded sum of diameters minus the lowest sum of diameters previously recorded.
(Absolute Change From Nadir in Sum of Diameter, NCI Thesaurus)
