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# You use x '''minus''' y to show that y is taken away from x. <> [[ɗebewa]], [[ɗauke]] abu daga abu. [[gaira]]. | # You use x '''minus''' y to show that y is taken away from x. <> [[ɗebewa]], [[ɗauke]] abu daga abu. [[gaira]]. [[banda]], ba tare da, [[ragi]]n. | ||
#:''around 12 seconds (plus or '''minus''' 7 seconds) <> wato kusan dakika 12 (da kari ko '''ragin''' dakika 7). [http://hausadictionary.com/Talk:bbchausa_verticals/078_Why_doing_a_poo_takes_almost_all_animals_roughly_12_seconds] | |||
#: ''The TV is $299 '''minus''' a 10% discount.'' | #: ''The TV is $299 '''minus''' a 10% discount.'' | ||
#: ''The margin of error is plus or '''minus''' one per cent.'' | #: ''The margin of error is plus or '''minus''' one per cent.'' | ||
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==Noun== | ==Noun== | ||
{{noun|minus|minuses}} | {{noun|minus|minuses}} | ||
#{{math}} A '''minus sign''', negative sign, or '''minus''' is the symbol "-" (alamar [[ɗebewa]]). It is used in more than one situation: | #{{cx|math}} A '''minus sign''', negative sign, or '''minus''' is the symbol "-" (alamar [[ɗebewa]]). It is used in more than one situation: | ||
#* before a number, to indicate that it is a [[negative]] number. | #* before a number, to indicate that it is a [[negative]] number. | ||
#* in a math problem ''3 - 1 = 2'' to indicate [[subtraction]]. | #* in a math problem ''3 - 1 = 2'' to indicate [[subtraction]]. | ||