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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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Example Sentences

After reading about the science of math movement, she became more explicit about things that she assumed students understood, like how the horizontal line in a fraction means the same thing as a division sign.

He left with a signed stick and had all players representing the Metropolitan Division sign his all-star jersey.

The Peaveys’ vertical division sign is on it.

The Peaveys’ vertical division sign is on it.

A “Detective Division” sign remains on a second-floor door, near two small rooms once used as holding cells by the Police Department.

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