Meaning

noun an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated

adjective on the negative side or lower end of a scale

adjective involving disadvantage or harm

originFrom Middle English mynus, from Latin minus, neuter form of minor, comparative form of parvus (“small, little”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (“few, small”).

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