+/-

See also: +, -, and ±

Translingual

Symbol

+/-

1. Alternative form of ± (ASCII fallback representation)
2. (sports) The plus-minus statistic for a player; the net number of points or goals scored while a player is on the playing surface; the number of points or goals made by the player's team during such times minus what the opposing team scored during the same intervals.
3. (sciences) The tolerance or statistical margin of error of a quantity.
4. (chess) White win by forfeit.
   • [2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE‎ (in English), page 34:

     Usually the result is 1-0, 0-1 or ½-½. In exceptional circumstances both players may lose (Article 11.8), or one score ½ and the other 0. For unplayed games the scores are indicated by +/- (White wins by forfeit), -/+ (Black wins by forfeit), -/- (Both players lose by forfeit).]

See also

• +-, ±
• plus-minus

Portuguese

Adverb

+/- (not comparable)

1. abbreviation of mais ou menos