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displays as ±x.

PlusMinus[x,y,]

displays as x±y±.

Details

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)Summary of the most common use cases

PlusMinus[x,y] is formatted using the ± (\[PlusMinus]) operator character:

Out[1]=1

Applications  (1)Sample problems that can be solved with this function

Add a definition to ±:

This is now interpreted as an interval:

Out[2]=2

Clear the definition:

Wolfram Research (1996), PlusMinus, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlusMinus.html.
Wolfram Research (1996), PlusMinus, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlusMinus.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1996), PlusMinus, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlusMinus.html.

Wolfram Research (1996), PlusMinus, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlusMinus.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1996. "PlusMinus." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlusMinus.html.

Wolfram Language. 1996. "PlusMinus." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlusMinus.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1996). PlusMinus. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlusMinus.html

Wolfram Language. (1996). PlusMinus. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlusMinus.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_plusminus, author="Wolfram Research", title="{PlusMinus}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlusMinus.html}", note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_plusminus, author="Wolfram Research", title="{PlusMinus}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlusMinus.html}", note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_plusminus, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={PlusMinus}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlusMinus.html}, note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_plusminus, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={PlusMinus}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlusMinus.html}, note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}