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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
/ ə-ٰă′ə /
- The operation of finding the difference between two numbers or quantities.
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Other yvlog Forms
- ԴDzȴܲ·ٰtDz noun
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of subtraction1
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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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