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subtraction

[ suhb-trak-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of subtracting.
  2. Mathematics. the operation or process of finding the difference between two numbers or quantities, denoted by a minus sign (−).


subtraction

/ əˈٰæʃə /

noun

  1. the act or process of subtracting
  2. a mathematical operation in which the difference between two numbers or quantities is calculated. Usually indicated by the symbol (–)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

subtraction

/ ə-ٰăə /

  1. The operation of finding the difference between two numbers or quantities.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of subtraction1

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin ٰܲپō- (stem of ٰܲپō ) a withdrawing, equivalent to subtract ( us ) ( subtract ) + -ō- -ion
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Powell said his opportunity this season was “addition by subtraction.”

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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.

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But in light of the Supreme Court’s decision, those subtractions make the case that much stronger.

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The former is addition by subtraction; the latter, addition by constancy.

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That’s where another of the firm’s tenets — “addition by subtraction” — comes into play.

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