It is called the minus sign. - .
The less than sign I believe that you are talking about is the minus/subtraction sign? The addition sign, +, is the opposite of the subtraction sign :)
i think the difference
The answer to a subtraction problem is called the difference.
Because a negative negative is the same a a positive, and because of the definition of subtraction and addition.
The result of a subtraction problem is called the difference.
A subtraction sum will contain a minus sign.
the subtraction sign
subtrahend
The less than sign I believe that you are talking about is the minus/subtraction sign? The addition sign, +, is the opposite of the subtraction sign :)
A minus sign
The answer we get after subtraction is called
A subtraction sign.
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minus
i think the difference
terms
The subtraction sign (−) was first used in print by the mathematician Johannes Widmann in his book "Mercantile Arithmetic" published in 1489. However, the symbol was popularized in the 16th century by mathematicians like Michael Stifel and later by others, leading to its widespread acceptance in mathematical notation. The use of the subtraction sign has since become a standard in mathematics across various cultures and languages.