noun
Meaning 1
A sign, mark, or symbol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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signum
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/ˈsɪɡnəm/
noun
Meaning 2
A medieval tower bell used particularly for ringing the eight canonical hours.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: signum bell
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A function that extracts the sign of a real number x, yielding −1 if x is negative, +1 if x is positive, or 0 if x is zero.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: signum function, sign function
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin signum. Doublet of sign.
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