minus

plus or minus

1. Indicating a margin above and below a certain level. The margin of error is plus or minus three points, so we're still comfortably ahead of the national average. As the report is outside of the plus or minus 2 percent tolerance threshold, the bank has decided not to go through with the deal.

2. Approximately; roughly. There were maybe 20 people there, plus or minus. You'll need plus or minus 200 feet of cable if you want to reach the other side of the house.

3. With or without. Used especially in reference to medical treatments. Our current go-to treatment is a full course of chemotherapy, plus or minus an antiemetic depending on patient tolerance.

T-minus

Used to introduce a certain amount of time left before something starts or some event takes place. Traditionally used in the countdowns to space launches. OK everyone, T-minus 30 minutes! I repeat, our show starts in 30 minutes! A: "Attention, attention. Evacuate immediately. T-minute two hours before the reactor reaches critical mass." B: "Oh my god, we've all got to get out of here!"

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

plus-minus

more or less; roughly. South African

1992 Weekend Post He expected ‘plus-minus’ 1000 files would eventually be forwarded for ‘possible prosecution’.

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

plus or ˈminus

used when the number mentioned may actually be more or less by a particular amount: The margin of error was plus or minus three percentage points.

词组	minus
释义	minus plus or minus 1. Indicating a margin above and below a certain level. The margin of error is plus or minus three points, so we're still comfortably ahead of the national average. As the report is outside of the plus or minus 2 percent tolerance threshold, the bank has decided not to go through with the deal. 2. Approximately; roughly. There were maybe 20 people there, plus or minus. You'll need plus or minus 200 feet of cable if you want to reach the other side of the house. 3. With or without. Used especially in reference to medical treatments. Our current go-to treatment is a full course of chemotherapy, plus or minus an antiemetic depending on patient tolerance. See also: minus, plus T-minus Used to introduce a certain amount of time left before something starts or some event takes place. Traditionally used in the countdowns to space launches. OK everyone, T-minus 30 minutes! I repeat, our show starts in 30 minutes! A: "Attention, attention. Evacuate immediately. T-minute two hours before the reactor reaches critical mass." B: "Oh my god, we've all got to get out of here!" Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. plus-minus more or less; roughly. South African 1992 Weekend Post He expected ‘plus-minus’ 1000 files would eventually be forwarded for ‘possible prosecution’. Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary plus or ˈminus used when the number mentioned may actually be more or less by a particular amount: The margin of error was plus or minus three percentage points. See also: minus, plus Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: plus or minus plus-minus by a wide margin a miss is as good as a mile miss is as good as a mile miss is as good as a mile, a be cutting it fine lose by a notch above notch above References in periodicals archive Three girls - Faunzia Ali, Tanzila Yakub and Khulud Nurani - managed to get A- (minus) and they all want to pursue medicine. KCSE 2017: Mombasa top schools, students celebrate A minus grades The lowest temperature ever recorded in India was a bitter minus 50 degree Celsius in the small town of Dras in the Kargil District of Jammu and Kashmir in 1911. Cold Waves Hit Jammu and Kashmir: Temperatures Drop to Minus 13.8 Degree Celsius The coldest spot in the UK early yesterday was Tulloch Bridge in the Highlands, where the thermometer could only creep up to minus 10.2C (13F). Change on way after bitter cold The index, reflecting economic expectations for the eurozone, declined by 1.2 points to minus 2.6 points in the month of November. ZEW economic climate index drops surprisingly in Nov 2012 A balance of minus 10% of firms saw a fall in the volume of business having expected an increase in this quarter (plus 12%). Services sector suffering with no sign of expected upturn in growth; PROFITABILITY IS LIKELY TO FALL SHARPLY NEXT QUARTER The result, however, represented a slower pace of decline, compared with the slide from plus 6.6 to minus 2.5 in the October-December quarter. UPDATE1: Confidence among large Japan firms down but outlook brighter The consumer confidence barometer shows a boost in consumer sentiment about the state of the economy over the next 12 months, rising from minus 33 in January to minus 29 this month. BRITONS are becoming more [...]; yourmoney While Gulmarg, famous as a skiing resort, recorded a low of minus 15.2 deg C, Kokernag resort in south Kashmir recorded minus 13.0 deg C followed by Pahalgam at minus 12.2 deg C. North India shivers in severe cold "Overnight on Thursday temperatures drop below freezing to minus 4C in the Middlesbrough area and remaining below freezing on Friday and Saturday. BRRRRACED! Icy blast ready to roar back, say forecasters in November, down from minus 16.1 in October and well below the long-run Consumer confidence plummets The temperature was minus 29 degrees Celsius in Agri, minus 21 in Ardahan, 17 in Kars, minus 14 in Erzincan and minus 9 degrees in Igdir, officials reported. (GEN) HARSH WINTER CONDITIONS PARALYZE LIFE IN MOST PARTS OF TURKEY The exceptions were business owners policy, general liability and umbrella excess (minus 6 percent); workers' compensation at minus 7 percent; and fiduciary at minus 3 percent. Exec: 3 insurers wrongly keeping rates low The resulting adverse balance of minus 44 per cent stands against minus 42 and minus 43 per cent in recent months, but represents a sharp drop from minus 16 per cent before the Lehman Brothers debacle in September. Businesses expecting to suffer cut in output; TRENDS He said: "We are forecast as low as minus nine, but minus five to minus seven seems to be the general consensus. Freeze threat to turf cards A three semester, within instructor, interrupted time series analysis of grading practices was conducted in order to observe the effects of the implementation of a plus minus grading system. Plus/minus grading: a within instructor comparison
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