signum en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪɡnəm/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin signum. Doublet of sign.
Meanings
- A sign, mark, or symbol.
- A medieval tower bell used particularly for ringing the eight canonical hours.
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| signa | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| signums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |