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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
/ ²õÉ™²úˈ³Ù°ùæ°ìʃə²Ô /
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
/ ²õÉ™²ú-³Ù°ùă°ì′²õ³óÉ™²Ô /
- The operation of finding the difference between two numbers or quantities.
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of subtraction1
Example Sentences
Powell said his opportunity this season was “addition by subtraction.â€
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.
The former is addition by subtraction; the latter, addition by constancy.
That’s where another of the firm’s tenets — “addition by subtraction†— comes into play.
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