SubMinus[expr]
displays as expr-.
SubMinus
SubMinus[expr]
displays as expr-.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (2)
SubMinus[expr] is formatted as expr with a minus sign subscript:
SubMinus[x]Subscript[x, - ]//InputFormScope (1)
Define a meaning for SubMinus in a particular case:
SubMinus/:Power[SubMinus[0], -1] := -Infinity1 / Subscript[0, - ]Clear[SubMinus]Applications (1)
Define a limit function that takes limit direction as part of the limit point:
myLimit[e_, x_ -> SubMinus[a_]] := Limit[e, x -> a, Direction -> +1]myLimit[e_, x_ -> SubPlus[a_]] := Limit[e, x -> a, Direction -> -1]Use it to compute directional limits:
myLimit[UnitStep[x], x -> Subscript[0, - ]]myLimit[UnitStep[x], x -> Subscript[0, + ]]See Also
Tech Notes
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History
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), SubMinus, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SubMinus.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "SubMinus." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SubMinus.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). SubMinus. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SubMinus.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_subminus, author="Wolfram Research", title="{SubMinus}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SubMinus.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2026_subminus, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={SubMinus}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SubMinus.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}