English Dictionary: 'plus' | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for 'plus' | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Plus \Plus\, a. [L., more; akin to Gr. [?], [?], and E. full. See {Full}, a., and cf. {Pi[97]}, {Pleonasm}.] 1. (Math.) More, required to be added; positive, as distinguished from negative; -- opposed to {minus}. 2. Hence, in a literary sense, additional; real; actual. Success goes invariably with a certain plus or positive power. --Emerson. {Plus sign} (Math.), the sign (+) which denotes addition, or a positive quantity. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
PLUS Late 60's. Machine-oriented systems language used internally by Univac. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
plus + Common: {ITU-T}: plus; add. Rare: cross; {INTERCAL}: intersection. |