subtraction
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 (−).
Origin of subtraction
1Other words from subtraction
- non·sub·trac·tion, noun
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How to use subtraction in a sentence
Students two years behind, in second grade, are still mastering addition and subtraction problems and demonstrating they understand key details of texts, like characters and settings.
The Bureau of Indian Education Hasn’t Told the Public How Its Schools Are Performing. So We Did It Instead. | by Alden Woods, The Arizona Republic, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica | June 9, 2021 | ProPublicaIn a variation on the grid test, where subtraction yielded the best solution, participants got three practice runs.
Most people will add something — even when subtracting makes more sense | Sujata Gupta | May 10, 2021 | Science News For StudentsMalone sees a path forward for the Nuggets as they adjust to a crucial addition and subtraction.
Aaron Gordon Was Supposed To Be the Final Piece For Denver. Now, He’s The Key. | James L. Jackson | April 19, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightThe researchers hypothesized that most participants defaulted to adding because they failed to even think about subtraction.
People add by default even when subtraction makes more sense | Sujata Gupta | April 7, 2021 | Science NewsAcross all experiments, the vast majority of participants chose addition over subtraction.
People add by default even when subtraction makes more sense | Sujata Gupta | April 7, 2021 | Science News
The theory of addition through subtraction doesn't work in mathematics or politics.
In its report, the Commerce Department breaks down sectors by their contribution to—and subtraction from—the GDP figure.
The answer in subtraction is called the remainder, or difference.
A Week of Instruction and Amusement, | Mrs. HarleyFour things to know about subtraction: This is e Chapter of subtraccio, in the quych ou most know foure nessessary thynges.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English | AnonymousThe subtraction of a powerful stimulus will suffice to account for this event.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages | William Andrus AlcottThus, with the addition of Broglie and Maison, and the subtraction of Rigny, practically every one remains at his post.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835 | Dorothy Duchesse de DinoThis time we do not subtract A³ and CqA, because this subtraction is already affected by the preceding work.
William Oughtred | Florian Cajori
British Dictionary definitions for subtraction
/ (səbˈtrækʃən) /
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 (–)
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Scientific definitions for subtraction
[ səb-trăk′shən ]
The operation of finding the difference between two numbers or quantities.
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