÷ | |
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Division sign | |
In Unicode | U+00F7 ÷ DIVISION SIGN (÷, ÷) |
Different from | |
Different from | U+2052 ⁒ COMMERCIAL MINUS SIGN U+002B + PLUS SIGN |
Related | |
See also | U+2236 ∶ RATIO U+003A : COLON |
The division sign (÷) is a mathematical symbol consisting of a short horizontal line with a dot above and another dot below, used in Anglophone countries to indicate the operation of division. This usage, though widespread in some countries, is not universal and the symbol has a different meaning in other countries. Its use to denote division is not recommended in the ISO 80000-2 standard for mathematical notation.[1]