It is a binary number where the sign, either plus or minus, can be declared. One Bit is given over to act as the sign, being either 1 or 0, with the rest of the bits acting as the actual value.
If the number has a + sign then you add it, if it has a - sign, then you subtract it.
It is called number sign, pound sign, and hashtag. Another name for it is octothorpe.
The cent sign is put after the number, as opposed to the dollar sign, which is put before the number.
Octalthorp. Note that, in Britain the '#' sign is called 'hash' and isn't used as the number sign - we write 'No.' for number.
If a number doesn't have a sign, you can generally assume that it is positive.
Think of it like this:The product of a negative number times a number (call it B), will be the opposite sign of the sign of number B.The product of a positive number times a number B, will have the same sign as the sign of number B.
The number sign in cooking generally refers to weight in pounds.
The sign of a rational number does not depend on whether it is odd or even.
It is the number with the same magnitude (absolute value) and the opposite sign.
Count the number of negative numbers. If this is an even number, the sign is + and if it is odd, the sign is -.
No
pound sign or hashtag