subtraction
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ʃən 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 (−).
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| —n | |
| 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 (--) |
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Subtraction
is always a great word to know.
So is function. Does it mean:
| a relation between two sets in which one element of the second set is assigned to each element of the first set, the operator |
| the process of determining the answer to a problem, or the answer itself |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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 early
15c. 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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Science Dictionary
| subtraction (səb-trāk'shən) Pronunciation Key
The operation of finding the difference between two numbers or quantities. |
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Example sentences
But the word mainly referred to mystics and deeply religious people entranced to the point of subtraction from the world.
And your falsification by subtraction has hardly been subjected to empirical rigor or indeed falsified all the possible forcing.
There are also simple addition and subtraction games.
Barbara made many contributions to my vocabulary, both by addition and by subtraction.
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