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subtraction
[suhb-trak-shuhn]
noun
an act or instance of subtracting.
Mathematics.the operation or process of finding the difference between two numbers or quantities, denoted by a minus sign (−).
subtraction
/ əˈٰæʃə /
noun
the act or process of subtracting
a mathematical operation in which the difference between two numbers or quantities is calculated. Usually indicated by the symbol (–)
subtraction
The operation of finding the difference between two numbers or quantities.
Other Word Forms
- nonsubtraction noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of subtraction1
Example Sentences
Great songwriting is about compression, and the element of subtraction distills what Bono clearly considers to be the most important elements of his life into 90 minutes.
I’m in a season of life where I no longer make health resolutions focused on subtraction.
Powell said his opportunity this season was “addition by subtraction.”
The team plied their subject AI models with questions drawn from a popular collection of more than 8,000 grade school arithmetic problems testing schoolchildren’s understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
But in light of the Supreme Court’s decision, those subtractions make the case that much stronger.
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