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Translingual
Description
A plus symbol (+) inside a circle.
Symbol
⊕︀
- (logic) exclusive or
- (logic) intensional disjunction, as in some relevant logics.
- (mathematics) direct sum
- (mathematics) An operator indicating special-defined operation that is similar to addition.
- (mathematics) Pythagorean addition.
- (chemistry, obsolete) yttrium ("yttria", Daltonian symbol)
Usage notes
Some fonts do not clearly show ⊕︀ as a circled plus, but rather make it look more like the astronomical symbol for Earth, 🜨. To force the symbol to display with a "white rim", the sequence U+2295 FE00 is provided: ⊕︀. However, only some fonts support this option.
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