Symbols:Arithmetic and Algebra/Addition
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Addition
- $+$
Plus, or added to.
A binary operation on two numbers or variables.
Its $\LaTeX$ code is + .
Also see
See:
for other uses of this symbol.
Historical Note
The use of $+$ sign in the context of addition of numbers first appeared in $1518$ in a work by Henricus Grammateus.
Sources
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): plus sign: 2.
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): plus sign
- 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Appendix $19$: Symbols and abbreviations: Real and Complex Numbers