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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

signum

/ˈsɪɡnəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
signum
IPA
/ˈsɪɡnəm/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sign, mark, or symbol.

noun

A medieval tower bell used particularly for ringing the eight canonical hours.

noun

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.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin signum. Doublet of sign.

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Astronomy, Medicine.

Inflected Forms

signa (plural) signums (plural)

Phrases

signum manus

Frequently Paired Words

signum manus

Synonyms

signum bell signum function sign function

Questions

How do you pronounce signum?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪɡnəm/.
What does signum mean?
A sign, mark, or symbol.
Where does signum come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin signum. Doublet of sign.

How to pronounce signum

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