| American Sign Language |
a language used by many deaf people in North America, made up of hand movements and signs. |
| division sign |
a mathematical sign made up of a small horizontal line with one dot above it and one dot below it ( ÷ ). It indicates that the number coming before it is to be divided by the number coming after it. |
| dollar sign |
a sign ($) denoting one or more dollars, or indicating that the numbers following are expressed as dollars. |
| equal sign |
a mathematical symbol (=) indicating that the value on one side of the sign is equal to the value on the other side of the sign. |
| greater than or equal to sign |
in mathematics, a symbol (≥) indicting that the value before the sign is equal to or greater than the value after the sign. |
| greater than sign |
in mathematics, a symbol (>) indicting that the value before the sign is larger than the value after the sign. |
| less than or equal to sign |
in mathematics, a symbol (≤) indicting that the value before the sign is equal to or smaller than the value after the sign. |
| less than sign |
in mathematics, a symbol (<) indicting that the value before the sign is smaller than the value after the sign. |
| minus sign |
One action we do with numbers is to subtract one number from another number. An example of multiplying is "five minus three equals two." When we write this in numbers, we use something called a minus sign (-) between the first two numbers: 5 - 3. The minus sign tells us that what is going to happen with these two numbers is subtracting. Three is going to be taken away from five. |
| multiplication sign |
a mathematical sign (x) that says that the numbers before and after it are to be multiplied. |
| plus sign |
a mathematical sign (+) indicating addition or a positive quantity. |
| radical sign |
a mathematical sign placed before a quantity to indicate extraction of its root. |
| re-sign |
to sign again. |
| sign in |
to sign or write your name, along with the time, to show that you have arrived, or to enter a digital account by typing in a user ID and password. |
| sign language |
a system of manual configurations and motions used as a language for the deaf. |
| sign of the zodiac |
any of the twelve symbols given to the parts of the zodiac. |
| sign out |
to sign or write your name, along with the time, to show that you are finished and leaving an area, or to exit from a digital account. |
| sign up |
to join or cause to join a particular group, class, or activity; register. |
| unequal sign |
in mathematics, a symbol (≠) indicting that the value before the sign is different than the value after the sign. |