plus

Everyday

1. Plus means add. 3 plus 4 is 7. The sign for plus is +. tree →
2. Plus means and also: «It is cheap, plus it is fun». tree →
3. A plus is a good thing, an advantage. tree →
4. Plus after a number means more than: «ages 8 plus», «A plus» (A+) is a top mark. tree →
5. In French, plus means "no more" or "not any more." tree →

In the lessons

In maths: the word for addition; also «and more»; «plus tax», «plus shipping». In everyday life: «ages 12+» on games and films, «A+» grades. In science: a plus sign marks a positive charge on a battery. In stories: «and, plus, she was late!»

Examples

• What is 6 plus 5? tree →
• 10 plus 8 equals 18. tree →
• It costs 20 dollars plus 2 dollars tax. tree →
• Seven plus three is ten. tree →
• The game is for ages 8 plus. tree →
• She got an A plus on her test. tree →
• The house is near the beach, plus it has a garden. tree →
• Being near school is a big plus. tree →
• The battery has a plus end and a minus end. tree →
• Nous n’irons plus au bois, Les lauriers sont coupés, tree →

Note

A direct clue: add. Trap: «plus tax» or «plus shipping» means add an extra amount. Opposite: minus. Addition can be done in any order: 3 + 4 = 4 + 3. «8+» on a toy means for children 8 and older, not exactly 8.

In Jewish tradition

In maths: the word for addition; also «and more»; «plus tax», «plus shipping». In everyday life: «ages 12+» on games and films, «A+» grades. In science: a plus sign marks a positive charge on a battery. In stories: «and, plus, she was late!»

Examples

• Soul; the word is NPSh, which is commonly translated soul, meaning the living personality of man, animal or existing thing : it corresponds almost to the Theosophic Prana plus the stimulus of Kama. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• 7) Like Pythagoras, who taught that the digits inclusive number ten which are typified in Tetraktys, (Τετρακτὺς) namely: 1 plus 2 plus 3 plus 4 equal 10, and which comprise the whole arithmetical system of nature, etc. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

A direct clue: add. Trap: «plus tax» or «plus shipping» means add an extra amount. Opposite: minus. Addition can be done in any order: 3 + 4 = 4 + 3. «8+» on a toy means for children 8 and older, not exactly 8.