What is the correct usage of the tilde symbol with negative numbers?
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The tilde symbol (~) is used in academic texts in place of about or approximately.
Generally, it is placed immediately before the number (eg. AUD ~2.4 million), which works for positive numbers, where the positive symbol is not shown. However, when dealing with a negative number, the negative symbol is shown (eg. -3.7).
If this were an approximate value, would the tilde be placed before or after the negative symbol (~-3.7) or -~3.7)?
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The tilde symbol (~) is used in academic texts in place of about or approximately.
Generally, it is placed immediately before the number (eg. AUD ~2.4 million), which works for positive numbers, where the positive symbol is not shown. However, when dealing with a negative number, the negative symbol is shown (eg. -3.7).
If this were an approximate value, would the tilde be placed before or after the negative symbol (~-3.7) or -~3.7)?
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The number is literally "approximately minus three". The number is literally not "minus approximately three". That is not how you say it, so I don't understand why that's what you'd want to write.
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The tilde symbol (~) is used in academic texts in place of about or approximately.
Generally, it is placed immediately before the number (eg. AUD ~2.4 million), which works for positive numbers, where the positive symbol is not shown. However, when dealing with a negative number, the negative symbol is shown (eg. -3.7).
If this were an approximate value, would the tilde be placed before or after the negative symbol (~-3.7) or -~3.7)?
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The tilde symbol (~) is used in academic texts in place of about or approximately.
Generally, it is placed immediately before the number (eg. AUD ~2.4 million), which works for positive numbers, where the positive symbol is not shown. However, when dealing with a negative number, the negative symbol is shown (eg. -3.7).
If this were an approximate value, would the tilde be placed before or after the negative symbol (~-3.7) or -~3.7)?
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The number is literally "approximately minus three". The number is literally not "minus approximately three". That is not how you say it, so I don't understand why that's what you'd want to write.
– RegDwigнt♦
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The number is literally "approximately minus three". The number is literally not "minus approximately three". That is not how you say it, so I don't understand why that's what you'd want to write.
– RegDwigнt♦
7 mins ago
The number is literally "approximately minus three". The number is literally not "minus approximately three". That is not how you say it, so I don't understand why that's what you'd want to write.
– RegDwigнt♦
7 mins ago
The number is literally "approximately minus three". The number is literally not "minus approximately three". That is not how you say it, so I don't understand why that's what you'd want to write.
– RegDwigнt♦
7 mins ago
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The number is literally "approximately minus three". The number is literally not "minus approximately three". That is not how you say it, so I don't understand why that's what you'd want to write.
– RegDwigнt♦
7 mins ago