what is the origin of the abbreviation ve (usually expressed as +ve or -ve) in land surveying?
June 4, 2009 – 8:03 pmThis abbreviation is usually used in land survey literatues when talking about the ground or grade elevations.
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2 Responses to “what is the origin of the abbreviation ve (usually expressed as +ve or -ve) in land surveying?”
+ve = POSITIve
-ve = NEGATIve
Just a short form without writing the whole word. Dunno who invented it though. Pretty clever if you asked me.
By icemanhk88 on Jun 4, 2009
It is also used in Electricity to signify positive +ve and negative -ve.
By laurence g on Jun 4, 2009