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subtraction::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deduction |
| Type of | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down |
| Has types | bite, withholding |
| Derivation | subtract |
he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks.
subtraction::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | minus |
| Type of | arithmetic operation |
| Derivation | subtract |
the subtraction of three from four leaves one.
Examples of subtraction
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A strongly growing economy can sustain and benefit from this demand-subtraction.
From the us.cnn.com
The new regulation is complicated, involving not subtraction but rather a ratio.
From the dailyherald.com
He also likely has benefited this season from one addition and one subtraction.
From the denverpost.com
A supposedly smart addition to the language becomes an inadvertent subtraction.
From the guardian.co.uk
Narrowing the StrugglePractically, this exercise in subtraction starts with Iran.
From the time.com
If zero is the smallest number we know, then subtraction is a tricky operation.
From the scienceblogs.com
For comparison, Euclid's original subtraction-based algorithm can be much slower.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This isn't really a deduction, but it is a subtraction that can save you a bundle.
From the washingtonpost.com
It includes the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- An arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one"
- The act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"
- (subtract) take off or away; "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French"
- Subtraction is one of the four basic arithmetic operations; it is the inverse of addition, meaning that if we start with any number and add any number and then subtract the same number we added, we return to the number we started with. Subtraction is denoted by a minus sign in infix notation.
- (uncountable) The process of subtracting a number from another; (countable) A calculation involving subtracting; The removal of something
- (subtract) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number
- (Subtractive) A word describing sculpture that is made by taking away, or subtracting, material from a larger piece or block.
- (Subtractive) Second-language learning that ignores previous literacy in the first language and thus detracts from developing more extensive literacy in the new language.
- (Subtractive) Type of pottery made by sculpting out a figure or object, then simply carving out the inside. ADVANTAGE - Can turn any sculpture into a container with ease! DISADVANTAGE - You must be able to make the sculpture that you want.
