The ambisignum is the ± symbol commonly referred to as the plus-or-minus sign, or the plus-minus sign. The term is derived from the Latin prefix 'ambi-,' which means "both" or "on both sides," reflecting the dual nature of the symbol (plus and minus). The Latin word 'signum' means "sign" or "symbol" and directly ties 'ambisignum' to its function as a mathematical sign.
Note that it is tautological to refer to an 'ambisignum sign' or an 'ambisignum symbol' in the same way that it is tautological to refer to RAS syndrome (where RAS means 'redundant acronym syndrome')...
Note that it is tautological to refer to an 'ambisignum sign' or an 'ambisignum symbol' in the same way that it is tautological to refer to RAS syndrome (where RAS means 'redundant acronym syndrome')...
Albert could never remember the keystrokes required to insert an ambisignum into his social media posts discussing mathematics, so he always resorted to copying one from a web search and pasting it into his text.
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Get the ambisignum mug.(noun) An individual who has a fondness for the smell of old books. From the Greek roots 'ἀρχαῖος' (archaios), meaning 'ancient' or 'old;' 'βιβλίον' (biblion), meaning 'book;' 'ὀσμή' (osme), meaning 'smell;' and '-philia,' a love of or a fondness for.
Diana was an enthusiastic archaiobibliosmiophile who loved nothing more than those first evocative moments in the morning when walking into the Bodleian Library, where the waft of ancient manuscripts ignited her anticipation of hours of reading pleasure.
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Get the archaiobibliosmiophile mug.(noun) The integrus is the integral (∫) symbol introduced into mathematics by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in 1675 CE. Its name is derived from the Latin 'integer' meaning "whole" or "entire," reflecting its mathematical purpose of calculating the whole of a quantity, such as areas or volumes under curves, or other total accumulations.
The elongated S shape of the integrus originates from the Latin word 'summa' (meaning "sum" or "the addition of"), and it symbolises in the mathematical branch of calculus the summation of many infinitesimally small quantities.
The elongated S shape of the integrus originates from the Latin word 'summa' (meaning "sum" or "the addition of"), and it symbolises in the mathematical branch of calculus the summation of many infinitesimally small quantities.
Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz are both credited with independently discovering the fundamental theorem of calculus in the 17th century CE, but it was Leibniz who introduced the S-shaped integrus as the notation for the integration operation, which underpins much of the calculation in this discipline.
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Get the integrus mug.(noun) An individual who revels in the sound of rain on a roof. From the Greek roots 'στέγη' (stegi), meaning 'roof;' 'βροχή' (vrochi), meaning 'rain;' and '-philia,' a love of or a fondness for.
There is nothing more soothing for the stegivrochophile than to snuggle under a quilt in bed with a storm blustering outside, sipping a mug of hot chocolate and reading a good book while the rain patters on the roof above and gurgles through the gutters.
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Get the stegivrochophile mug.(noun) The joy of listening to the sound of rain on a roof. From the Greek roots 'στέγη' (stegi), meaning 'roof;' 'βροχή' (vrochi), meaning 'rain;' and '-philia,' a love of or a fondness for.
Aesyle gathered her mug of steaming cocoa, her knitted woolen blanket, her favourite book of botanical prints, and snuggled into her warm bed to indulge her stegivrochophilia – reveling in the joy of listening to the rain pattering on the slate roof sheltering her from the blustering storm outside.
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