Minus (other)
Minus refers to the minus sign, a mathematical symbol. Minus may also refer to: * Minus (record label) (also "m_nus"), a Canadian record label * ''minus'' (webcomic), a webcomic * Mínus, an Icelandic band * "Minus", a 1996 song by Beck from ''Odelay'' * "Minus", a 2002 song by In Flames from ''Reroute to Remain'' * Ray Minus (born 1964), a Bahamian boxer of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s See also * Subtraction Subtraction is an arithmetic operation that represents the operation of removing objects from a collection. Subtraction is signified by the minus sign, . For example, in the adjacent picture, there are peaches—meaning 5 peaches with 2 taken ...

Minus
The plus and minus signs, and , are mathematical symbols used to represent the notions of positive and negative, respectively. In addition, represents the operation of addition, which results in a sum, while represents subtraction, resulting in a difference. Their use has been extended to many other meanings, more or less analogous. ''Plus'' and ''minus'' are Latin terms meaning "more" and "less", respectively. History Though the signs now seem as familiar as the alphabet or the Hindu-Arabic numerals, they are not of great antiquity. The Egyptian hieroglyphic sign for addition, for example, resembled a pair of legs walking in the direction in which the text was written (Egyptian could be written either from right to left or left to right), with the reverse sign indicating subtraction: Nicole Oresme's manuscripts from the 14th century show what may be one of the earliest uses of as a sign for plus. In early 15th century Europe, the letters "P" and "M" were generally us ...
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Minus (record Label)
Minus or M-nus is a recording label based in Berlin, Germany and Windsor, Canada. It was created in 1998 by Richie Hawtin when Plus 8, a label previously created by Hawtin, was put on hold. By 2005, M-nus was releasing 2 to 3 CDs and 12 to 14 records per year. As Hawtin said of the scaling down to a smaller label, "''You learn better who you are, what you are, and how to better present that and present it creatively. With Minus, we wanted to slow it down and try new things…''" In 2011 Hawtin's music technology company Liine released ''Remiix Minus'', a remix-app for iOS which enables fans to recombine loops and samples from Minus artists. Label roster * Actual Jakshun * Manclossi Deboroner * Algoritmo, also known as Plans Ospina * Asher Perkins * Barem * Berg Nixon, also known as Ryan Crosson * Click Box * DJ Minx * Fabrizio Maurizi * Gaiser * Gavin Lynch, also known as Matador * Hobo * I. A. Bericochea * Joop Junior * JPLS * Justin James * Loco Dice * Marco Car ...
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Minus (webcomic)
''minus'' is a webcomic created by Ryan Armand that ran from February 2006 to July 2008. It was a member of Koala Wallop, a webcomic collective that also included '' Dresden Codak'' and ''Rice Boy''. It was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2007 in the category of Best Digital Comic. New strips were usually released weekly on Thursdays. Many of the strips are standalone stories, though several follow a longer story or theme over the course of several weeks. The original website that hosted the webcomic is no longer available; therefore, it can only be viewed through independent backups. Conception ''minus'' is a large-format colour strip, drawn and painted on 15x20" illustration boards. On the strip's Web page, Armand states that he imagined ''minus'' as "a comic strip for a newspaper in the early 20th century", in reference to both the art style and amount of space given (far greater than the usual three or four panel layout of most newspaper strips). He has cited the works of ...
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Mínus
Mínus were an Icelandic alternative rock/hardcore band from Reykjavík. They were signed to the record label Smekkleysa. Mínus have shared the stage with, among others, Metallica, Foo Fighters, and Queens of the Stone Age. Members * Krummi Björgvinsson - vocals (1998–2012, 2020) * Bjarni Sigurðarson - Guitar (1998–2012, 2020) * Björn Stefánsson - drums (1998–2012, 2020) * Siggi - Bass (2007–2012) Former Members * Þröstur (Johnny) - Bass (2002-2007, 2020) * Ívar Snorrason - Bass (1998-2002) * Frosti Logason - Guitar (1998-2007, 2020) History "The first great rock 'n' roll gang of the 21st century" (Kerrang!) - has supported acts like Metallica, Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age. Since their first UK tour of January 2002, Minus have been lighting fires across mainland Europe and America. Following the 2003 release and 2004 re-release of Halldor Laxness they spent most of 2003 and 2004 touring Europe, both as a supporting band as well as se ...
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Odelay
''Odelay'' is the fifth studio album by American musician Beck, released on June 18, 1996, by DGC Records. The album featured several successful singles, including " Where It's At", "Devils Haircut", and "The New Pollution", and peaked at number sixteen on the ''Billboard'' 200. As of July 2008, the album had sold 2.3 million copies in the United States, making ''Odelay'' Beck's most successful album to date. Since its release, the album has appeared in numerous publications' lists of the greatest of the 1990s and of all time. Recording The sessions for what would become ''Odelay'' originally began as a subdued, acoustic affair. In 1994, Beck started to record tracks for his follow-up to ''Mellow Gold'' with Bong Load producers Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf. Only the tracks "Ramshackle", "Feather in Your Cap", and "Brother" from these sessions have been released, all of which are acoustic, sparse, and melancholic. He would eventually abandon work with Rothrock and Schnapf, opting ...
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Reroute To Remain
''Reroute to Remain'' (subtitled: ''Fourteen Songs of Conscious Insanity'', and on reissue: ''Fourteen Songs of Conscious Madness'') is the sixth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released in September 2002. The album saw a major change in musical style and was met with rejection among many of the band's fanbase. The album's more accessible sound attracted many new fans and popularized In Flames' name within the American heavy metal scene, helping to secure a top spot at Ozzfest. It was the band's first album to present singles, which were ''Trigger'' and ''Cloud Connected''. The band would continue to use guitars tuned to Drop A# standard on this album with some songs tuned to C standard with the exception of ''Transparent'' which was tuned down to Drop G. Reception Critical reception Despite initially receiving a mixed response from fans, the album received mostly favorable reviews. In 2005, ''Reroute to Remain'' was ranked number 326 in ''Rock Hard'' magazin ...
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Ray Minus
Ray Minus (3 July 1964 – 27 April 2023) was a Bahamian professional bantam/ super bantam/feather/ super feather/light/light welterweight boxer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s who won the Bahamas lightweight title, Bahamas light welterweight title, World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas bantamweight title, World Boxing Association (WBA) Inter-Continental super bantamweight title, and Commonwealth bantamweight title, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas super bantamweight title against César Soto, World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas lightweight title against Leavander Johnson, World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight title against Israel Contreras, and International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight title against Orlando Canizales, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e. bantamweight to , i.e. light welterweight. Minus died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), ...
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