± (plus or minus)

Chinese translation: both are fine

08:10 Jun 4, 2019
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Mathematics & Statistics
English term or phrase: ± (plus or minus)
92°C +-2°C
I saw this one translated into Chinese as
92°C +/-2°C
is +/- ok ?
can't we use ± ?
RaffaellaG
Italy
Local time: 15:50
Chinese translation:both are fine
Explanation:
sometimes people don't know how to input ± and just use +/- instead
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Frank Feng
China
Local time: 21:50
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Summary of answers provided
5both are fine
Frank Feng
5±(正负)
Bruce Guo
4±
Xiaoming Xu


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
both are fine


Explanation:
sometimes people don't know how to input ± and just use +/- instead

Frank Feng
China
Local time: 21:50
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
±


Explanation:
Nell'ambito scientifico in cinese, utilizziamo sempre "±" per indicare l'intervallo di variazione, purtroppo in alcuni casi questo simbolo non è tanto facile da inserire e utilizzano il segno "+/-".

Xiaoming Xu
Italy
Local time: 15:50
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
±(正负)


Explanation:
± and +/- both are ok, but ± is most common, people sometimes use +/- as they don't want to waste time to find the symbol "±"

Bruce Guo
China
Local time: 16:50
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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