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单词 division sign
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Definition of division sign in English:

division sign

noun
  • The sign ÷, placed between two numbers showing that the first is to be divided by the second, as in 6 ÷ 3 = 2.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The division sign was in Rahn's time known either as the obelus or sometimes the obelisk, from a Greek word meaning a roasting spit.
    • Several people have written to tell me that the colon-like division sign is used in elementary education in their country.
    • In school you might have been taught to use an ‘X’ as the multiplication sign and the horizontal line with two dots as the division sign.
    • Change the division sign to a multiplication sign.
    • The division sign is never used in scientific formulas.
 
 

Definition of division sign in US English:

division sign

noundəˈviZHən sīn
  • The sign ÷, placed between two numbers showing that the first is to be divided by the second, as in 6 ÷ 3 = 2.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The division sign was in Rahn's time known either as the obelus or sometimes the obelisk, from a Greek word meaning a roasting spit.
    • In school you might have been taught to use an ‘X’ as the multiplication sign and the horizontal line with two dots as the division sign.
    • Change the division sign to a multiplication sign.
    • The division sign is never used in scientific formulas.
    • Several people have written to tell me that the colon-like division sign is used in elementary education in their country.
 
 
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