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subtraction

n.
B1 Intermediate US //səbˈtɹækʃən// UK //sʌbtɹˈækʃən// sub·trac·tion

n. the process of taking one number or amount away from another. It is the opposite of addition.

n. the mathematical operation of removing one number from another; the result of such an operation.


SIMPLE

The subtraction of five from ten leaves five.

CONTEXTUAL

The accountant performed the subtraction of the monthly expenses from the total revenue to calculate the profit.

COMPLEX

In algebra, the subtraction of variables follows the same rules as the subtraction of whole numbers, provided the terms are like terms.

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Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin subtractio, subtractionis. Can be decomposed to subtract + -ion.

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