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      [Adjective]  | "plus or minus" 


      1: indicating a quantity whose algebraically positive and negative values serve to bracket a range of values either alone or when added to and subtracted from a given number


      Origin: 1926 ;

      [Adverb]  | "plus or minus" 


      1: more or less, approximately


      Origin: 1849 ;

      [Adverb]  | "plus or minus" 


      1: close to but not exactly;


        * e.g., " ... I have plus or minus five dollars in change "





       [ "Plus or Minus Man" ]

      1: Plus or Minus Man is a Calculus superhero. He has the power to make square roots either positive or negative (plus or minus). His other powers include the Integration Inferno, Derivation Disaster, and the dreaded, cataclysmic L'Hopital Derivation.

        * e.g.,  ... Person 1: "Amg, this Calculus test is so hard...negative one-half are you freaking kidding me??!!!" Person 2: "Never fear, Plus or Minus Man will be here!! He will integrate and derive everything for us!!" 

       [ "plus minus" ]

      1: Adjective used, usually by nerds, when the pros and cons make a decision difficult. It can also be used when you are too lazy or apathetic to make a decision.

        * e.g.,  ... "I'm plus minus on Obama, but Hillary definitely sucks!" 

       [ "+/- (plus/minus)" ]

      1: An indie band that totaly owns all. They have a danceband feel kind of like !!!. Very underground.

        * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Have you heard of +/- (Plus/Minus)? 

       [ "Two plus two is four, minus one that's three" ]

      1: Quick maths

        * e.g.,  ... teacher I know quick maths, Two plus two is four, minus one that's three 

       [ "Two plus two is four minus one that’s three" ]

      1: A highly metaphorical phrase by the poet and historian Michael Dapaah in the song “Man’s Not Hot” which speaks out against anti-intellectualism, deems math to be a discovery and not creation of humans, and communicates that human opinions themselves are means of self-preservation and coping with pain. But, as Michael Dapaah notes, “metaphorical truths exist to facilitate moral living, not comfortable living. A mathematical fact is a literal truth, and if 2+2=5 ever becomes a metaphorical truth in a society—remember cultural relativism—knowledge becomes not only a means of power but a vessel of revolution.”

        * e.g.,  ... Dude 1:... 

       [ "your-age-plus-half-your-age-minus-seven" ]

      1: how someone can decide how old he/she can go before dating someone who is older

        * e.g.,  ... Before I date any man who is older than me, I do the your-age-plus-half-your-age-minus-seven math problem to make sure he is not too old for me. 

       [ "2 plus 2 is 4 minus 1 that's 3 quick maths" ]

      1: The first line of the song, "Man's Not Hot" by Big Shaq. It is a perfect opening line and captures the pure randomness of the song.

        * e.g.,  ... 2 plus 2 is 4 minus 1 that's 3 quick maths. Every day man's on the block. Smoke trees. See your girl in the park. That girl is a uckers. When the ting went quack quack quack, you man were ducking. 

       [ "2 plus 2 is 4 minus 1 that's 3 quick maths" ]

      1: an example of someone who didn't pay attention in the maths

        * e.g.,  ... Sir Wellingtonsibridulatumarevana : 2 plus 2 is 4 minus 1 that's 3 quick maths Tim : Kid, go back to school 

       [ "<.7.9.7.6.>Danger Plus Enemy Minus Kidnapping = Birthdays<.7.9.7.6.>" ]

      1: <.>Danger Plus Enemy Minus Kidnapping = Birthdays<.>

        * e.g.,  ... <.>Danger Plus Enemy Minus Kidnapping = Birthdays<.> 

       [ "plus i plus daju minus" ]

      1: "plus i plus daju minus", a sentence used when two objectively smart parents produce a stupid offspring, often in balkan households

        * e.g.,  ... "oni hadziabdici su bas primjer da plus i plus daju minus, allaha mi" 

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