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and |
plus. [1/3 definitions] |
binomial |
in algebra, an expression made up of two terms with either a plus or a minus sign between them. [1/2 definitions] |
come over |
to be conquered by a strange or unwelcome sensation (usu. fol. by "all" plus an adjective). [1/6 definitions] |
cost-plus |
of or relating to an agreement or contract on the basis of cost-plus. [1/2 definitions] |
login |
the identifying information necessary for entering a computer or network, usually consisting of a username plus password. [1/2 definitions] |
might1 |
used to indicate what would be a possibility or would have been a possibility under a certain unreal condition (followed by "have" plus a past participle when referring to a possible action or state in the past). [1/5 definitions] |
must1 |
used to express a logical probability or reasonable inference (followed by "have" plus a past participle when referring to an action or state in the past). [1/7 definitions] |
plus |
the mathematical sign (+), indicating addition; plus sign. [1/7 definitions] |
simple interest |
interest computed on principal only, rather than on accrued interest plus principal. (Cf. compound interest.) |
trinomial |
an algebraic expression consisting of three terms that are connected by plus or minus signs. [1/4 definitions] |
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