Plus
preposition, adverb
In addition to, or also.
I got a bonus plus my normal salary.
Often appears as...
- plus sign
- plus point
noun
A positive or good thing.
The plus of the situation is that we learned from our mistake.
Often appears as...
- plus point
- on the plus side
adjective
More than, or extra.
The battery should last for 8 hours plus.
Often appears as...
- plus sign
- plus tax
symbol
Used to show addition.
4 plus 2 equals 6.
Often appears as...
- plus sign
- plus or minus
Usage tips
Mathematical
preposition, adverb
In addition to, or also.
I got a bonus plus my normal salary.
Often appears as...
- plus sign
- plus point
noun
A positive or good thing.
The plus of the situation is that we learned from our mistake.
Often appears as...
- plus point
- on the plus side
adjective
More than, or extra.
The battery should last for 8 hours plus.
Often appears as...
- plus sign
- plus tax
symbol
Used to show addition.
4 plus 2 equals 6.
Often appears as...
- plus sign
- plus or minus
Usage tips
Mathematical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2In Addition
Use 'plus' to add information or items to a list.
We have coffee, tea, plus sugar and milk.
Pro Tip 2/2Mathematical Link
'Plus' often indicates a mathematical addition outside of math contexts.
Their team's skill, plus experience, makes them likely winners.
Pro Tip 1/2In Addition
Use 'plus' to add information or items to a list.
We have coffee, tea, plus sugar and milk.
Pro Tip 2/2Mathematical Link
'Plus' often indicates a mathematical addition outside of math contexts.
Their team's skill, plus experience, makes them likely winners.
Pro Tip 1/2In Addition
Use 'plus' to add information or items to a list.
We have coffee, tea, plus sugar and milk.
Pro Tip 2/2Mathematical Link
'Plus' often indicates a mathematical addition outside of math contexts.
Their team's skill, plus experience, makes them likely winners.
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The science of symmetry...
or enemies from this end. You're probably familiar with a name for a group of organs, plus a mouth, mounted on the front of an animal's body. It's called a head. Having a head leads naturally to the development of bilateral symmetry. And it also helps you build streamlined fins if you're a fish, aerodynamic wings if you're a bird,
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How does caffeine keep...
Of course, not all of caffeine's effects are so helpful. It might make you feel better and more alert, but it can also raise your heart rate and blood pressure, cause increased urination or diarrhea, and contribute to insomnia and anxiety. Plus, the foods and beverages caffeine is found in
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An ode to the millennial...
thinking because you see in this world there is yin and yang yang there's positive and negative every plus there's a minus so maybe if you focus more on our multiple successes we wouldn't be as divided it's my generation the worse yes probably if I'm honest the he without
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Can you solve the...
Now, take two of the newly marked coins and weigh them against each other. If they balance, the third coin is fake. Otherwise, look at their marks. If they are plus coins, the heavier one is the imposter. If they are marked with minus, it's the lighter one.
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Wild Beavers Return...
or if it is just going on blind instinct but they really do not know how to engineer a landscape the whole reason they build the dams is to create a certain depth of water if this is a deep river behind us say a meter plus deep they wouldn't
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Bilal Bomani: Plant...
that's why you see the plus there. I was told to say that. So it has to be the big three at GRC. That's another metric. Ninety-seven percent of the world's water is saltwater. How about we use that? Combine that with number three.
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How to understand power...
Are your purposes pro-social or anti-social? This question isn't about strategy. It's about character, and that's another set of lessons. But remember Power plus character equals a great citizen, and you have the power to be one.
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Filming Wildlife...
pick it up with my ears like kind of have an idea of what they're doing whether that's mating or fighting or a b-ball it's pretty exciting plus i have way better ears than these guys but don't tell them i said that
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Time Is But a Stubborn...
equals the natural log of 1 plus v squared. And since v equals y over x, that gives us the final function, x squared plus y squared minus c x cubed equals 0. And speaking truthfully, sir, your mere presence
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Why do our bodies age? -...
plus mitochondria regulate many different cell activities and play an important role in programmed cell death. If mitochondrial function declines, then cells and, later on, whole organs, deteriorate, too.
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The science of symmetry...
or enemies from this end. You're probably familiar with a name for a group of organs, plus a mouth, mounted on the front of an animal's body. It's called a head. Having a head leads naturally to the development of bilateral symmetry. And it also helps you build streamlined fins if you're a fish, aerodynamic wings if you're a bird,
Video examples
How does caffeine keep...
Of course, not all of caffeine's effects are so helpful. It might make you feel better and more alert, but it can also raise your heart rate and blood pressure, cause increased urination or diarrhea, and contribute to insomnia and anxiety. Plus, the foods and beverages caffeine is found in
Video examples
An ode to the millennial...
thinking because you see in this world there is yin and yang yang there's positive and negative every plus there's a minus so maybe if you focus more on our multiple successes we wouldn't be as divided it's my generation the worse yes probably if I'm honest the he without
Video examples
Can you solve the...
Now, take two of the newly marked coins and weigh them against each other. If they balance, the third coin is fake. Otherwise, look at their marks. If they are plus coins, the heavier one is the imposter. If they are marked with minus, it's the lighter one.
Video examples
Wild Beavers Return...
or if it is just going on blind instinct but they really do not know how to engineer a landscape the whole reason they build the dams is to create a certain depth of water if this is a deep river behind us say a meter plus deep they wouldn't
Video examples
Bilal Bomani: Plant...
that's why you see the plus there. I was told to say that. So it has to be the big three at GRC. That's another metric. Ninety-seven percent of the world's water is saltwater. How about we use that? Combine that with number three.
Video examples
How to understand power...
Are your purposes pro-social or anti-social? This question isn't about strategy. It's about character, and that's another set of lessons. But remember Power plus character equals a great citizen, and you have the power to be one.
Video examples
Filming Wildlife...
pick it up with my ears like kind of have an idea of what they're doing whether that's mating or fighting or a b-ball it's pretty exciting plus i have way better ears than these guys but don't tell them i said that
Video examples
Time Is But a Stubborn...
equals the natural log of 1 plus v squared. And since v equals y over x, that gives us the final function, x squared plus y squared minus c x cubed equals 0. And speaking truthfully, sir, your mere presence
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Why do our bodies age? -...
plus mitochondria regulate many different cell activities and play an important role in programmed cell death. If mitochondrial function declines, then cells and, later on, whole organs, deteriorate, too.
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Michael Pitt
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There are two kinds of directors: There's the kind where two plus two equals four, and you have to help them figure it out. And then there's the kind that throws you in a room, locks the door, sets the house on fire and films it.
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Javier Camara
Spanish Actor
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Abraham Verghese
Ethiopian Author
Medicine, you see, is my first love; whether I write fiction or nonfiction, and even when it has nothing to do with medicine, it's still about medicine. After all, what is medicine but life plus? So I write about life.
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Lawrence Bender
American Producer
I am not married yet, but I think ultimately in a good marriage it is the relationship which is the most important thing. It is not a matter of who is right and who is wrong; it is a one plus one equals more than two.
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Andra Day
American Musician
I'm excited for the audiences to hear the title track, 'Cheers to the Fall,' plus 'Red Flags' and 'Rearview.
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Edward Albert
American Actor
Courage is just fear, plus prayers, plus understanding.
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Eddie Albert
Actor
Courage is just fear plus prayers plus understanding.
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Jazmyn Simon
American Actress
I like to tell people that 'Ballers' has something for everyone. If you are a football fan, then obviously, 'Ballers' is the way to go. The series are using real team names so that's a plus. If you have no interest in football, it's still a show about life, and there's something for everybody on that show.
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David Koechner
American Actor
I think I went into poli-sci because I knew there was a stage, plus I thought I wanted to help people, and I realized in poli-sci that if you want to be a politician you're either born into it, or you've got an amazing brain, which those are rare - and I don't have one.
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Martina McBride
American Musician
I have been fighting writing songs for a long time. People keep telling me I should write, and other writers have offered to write with me, and to be honest, it's not something I've ever really had a passion for - plus I wasn't sure I had the talent to do it!
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Michael Pitt
American Actor
There are two kinds of directors: There's the kind where two plus two equals four, and you have to help them figure it out. And then there's the kind that throws you in a room, locks the door, sets the house on fire and films it.
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Javier Camara
Spanish Actor
The energy in a comedy is very serious. Somebody said comedy is a tragedy plus time. When you have a tragedy, for example, like this, like, 'We're going to die,' and you have time, like, five hours to die, it becomes a comedy.
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Abraham Verghese
Ethiopian Author
Medicine, you see, is my first love; whether I write fiction or nonfiction, and even when it has nothing to do with medicine, it's still about medicine. After all, what is medicine but life plus? So I write about life.
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Lawrence Bender
American Producer
I am not married yet, but I think ultimately in a good marriage it is the relationship which is the most important thing. It is not a matter of who is right and who is wrong; it is a one plus one equals more than two.
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Andra Day
American Musician
I'm excited for the audiences to hear the title track, 'Cheers to the Fall,' plus 'Red Flags' and 'Rearview.
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Edward Albert
American Actor
Courage is just fear, plus prayers, plus understanding.
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Eddie Albert
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Courage is just fear plus prayers plus understanding.
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