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On Mon, Aug 19, 2019 at 8:27 AM Costello, Roger L. <costello@mitre.org> wrote: Do you know what data formats use parentheses to indicate a negative value? It's used by accountants because it's cheaper than the traditional red ink and more visible than a minus sign. As far as I know, it is always provided by formatting performed close to the end user (nowadays often in Excel) rather than being used internally or in data interchange.
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