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division sign

NOUN:
  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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