division sign
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Tweet n. 1. The symbol (÷) placed between two quantities written on a single line to indicate the division of the first by the second. 2. The symbol (/) placed between two quantities written horizontally, as in 2/3 , or the symbol (-) placed between two quantities written vertically, as in 2/3 , to indicate a fraction. |
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