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–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 (−).

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < LL subtractiōn- (s. of subtractiō) a withdrawing, equiv. to subtract(us) (see subtract) + -iōn- -ion

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sub·trac·tion Audio Help (səb-trāk'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act or process of subtracting; deduction.
Mathematics The arithmetic operation of finding the difference between two quantities or numbers.

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subtraction

c.1400, "withdrawal, removal," from L.L. subtractionem (nom. subtractio) "a drawing back, taking away," from L. subtractus, pp. of subtrahere "take away, draw off," from sub "from under" + trahere "to pull, draw" (see tract (1)). The mathematical sense is attested from c.1425. The verb subtract is first recorded c.1540.

"Þou most know þat subtraccion is drawynge of one nowmber oute of anoþer nomber." ["The Crafte of Nombrynge," c.1425]

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subtraction
noun
1.	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"
2.	the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" [ant: addition]

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subtraction Audio Help (səb-trāk'shən) Pronunciation Key
The operation of finding the difference between two numbers or quantities.

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subtraction

Ad*di"tion\, n. [F. addition, L. additio, fr. addere to add.]

1. The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution. "This endless addition or addibility of numbers." --Locke.

2. Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an addition to a building.

3. (Math.) That part of arithmetic which treats of adding numbers.

4. (Mus.) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half. [R.]

5. (Law) A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him more precisely; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.; Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Way, of New York; a mark of distinction; a title.

6. (Her.) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honor; -- opposed to abatement.

Vector addition (Geom.), that kind of addition of two lines, or vectors, AB and BC, by which their sum is regarded as the line, or vector, AC.

Syn: Increase; accession; augmentation; appendage; adjunct.

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