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  1. plus-minus sign: Wiktionary
  2. Plus-minus sign: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (plus-minus sign)

noun:  (mathematics) the symbol ±, meaning "plus or minus", used to indicate the precision of an approximation (as in "The result is 10 ± 0.3", meaning the result is anywhere in the inclusive range from 9.7 to 10.3), or as a convenient shorthand for a quantity with two possible values of opposing sign and identical magnitude (as in "The roots of the equation x²-4=0 are ±2").

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