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Translingual
Description
The division-minus sign is a dash (commonly horizontal) between two dots, that is used for both subtraction and division. Its use for subtraction is visually more distinct from a hyphen than is the anglophone minus sign ⟨−⟩. In some scribal traditions, in its use as a minus sign it is set at an angle, ⟨⁒⟩ (the 'commercial minus sign').
Symbol
÷
- (mathematics, especially Anglophone countries) division
- 6 ÷ 2 = 3
- (mathematics, non-Anglophone countries) negative, minus
- ÷50% (meaning a 50% reduction)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:÷.
Antonyms
| Text style | Emoji style |
|---|---|
| ➗︎ | ➗️ |
| Note: Character's appearance may be different on each system. Text style is forced with ︎ and emoji style with ️ | |
Further reading
Division sign on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Commercial minus sign on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin
Verb
÷
- (Medieval Latin) Scribal abbreviation of est; third-person singular present active indicative of sum
- 845, St. Gall Priscian Glosses, Irish manuscript of Priscianus Caesariensis, Institutiones Grammaticae (526–527), De Oratione
- Oratio÷ ordinatio dictionũ ↄgrua sententiã p̛fectã demonstrans.
- A sentence is a coherent arrangement of words showing a complete thought.
- 845, St. Gall Priscian Glosses, Irish manuscript of Priscianus Caesariensis, Institutiones Grammaticae (526–527), De Oratione
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