signednumberformat
nounUK /saɪnd ˈnʌmbə ˈfɔːmæt/
US /saɪnd ˈnʌmbər ˈfɔːrmæt/
A signed number format is a way to show whether a number is positive or negative.
The app uses a signed number format so you can see if your balance is plus or minus.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A display setting that always shows a plus or minus sign in front of a number.
Turn on the signed number format to display +5 and -5 clearly.
3. A computer storage rule that keeps one bit for the plus or minus sign.
The program stores temperatures in a signed number format.
4. A way of writing numbers in math that includes the sign before the digits.
In signed number format, negative seven is written as -7.