signum

1. A sign, mark, or symbol.
2. A medieval tower bell used particularly for ringing the eight canonical hours.
3. 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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪɡnəm/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin signum. Doublet of sign.

Synonyms

sign

signature

Translations

Signatur

Signum

Signum(funktion)

fonction signe

parité

signature

signum

funkcja sgn

signum

znak

işaret işlevi