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Approved vs Signed - What's the difference?

approved | signed |

As adjectives the difference between approved and signed

is that approved is having received approval while signed is (mathematics|computer science) having both positive and negative varieties.

As verbs the difference between approved and signed

is that approved is (approve) while signed is (sign).

approved

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having received approval.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (approve)

    • signed

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (mathematics, computer science) Having both positive and negative varieties.
    • It wasn't until they tried to subtract 3 from 1 that the elementary school students realized they needed signed numbers.
  • Having a signature, endorsed.
    • The signed check could be cashed.
  • (Of a road, route) Furnished with signs and signposts; signposted.
  • * 2013: Backpacking Wyoming: From Towering Granite Peaks to Steaming Geyser Basins , Wilderness Press, p. 64 [//books.google.com/books?id=nT9LAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA64]
    • Turn left on poorly signed Highway 292 and proceed on this winding road for about 12 miles…

    Antonyms

    * unsigned

    Verb

    (head)
  • (sign)

    • Anagrams

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