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division sign

noun

, Arithmetic.
  1. the symbol (÷) or (/) placed between two expressions and denoting division of the first by the second.


division sign

noun

  1. the symbol ÷, placed between the dividend and the divisor to indicate division, as in 12 ÷ 6 = 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of division sign1

First recorded in 1930–35

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