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Signed vs Ratified - What's the difference?

signed | ratified |

As verbs the difference between signed and ratified

is that signed is (sign) while ratified is (ratify).

As an adjective signed

is (mathematics|computer science) having both positive and negative varieties.

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

    * * *

    ratified

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ratify)

  • ratify

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To give formal consent to; make officially valid.
  • Synonyms

    * (give formal consent to): approve