Obelus
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Obelus
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An obelus is a term in codicology and latterly in typography that refers to a historical annotation mark which has resolved to three modern meanings: Division sign ÷
Dagger †
Commercial minus sign ⁒ The word "obelus" comes from ὀβελός (obelós), the Ancient Greek word for a sharpened stick, spit, or pointed pillar. This is the same root as that of the word 'obelisk'. In mathematics, the first symbol is mainly used in Anglophone countries to represent the mathematical operation of division and is
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Historical manuscript symbol
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelus
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2024-03-10T12:14:55Z
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