to subtract

Examples

• All

• - So, when we subtract six from 11, we find that the value of "X" is five.

  The Black Phone (2022)

• To interpret the effect sizes, the performance of the second group was subtracted from the first group.

  Academic text (2015)

• And in each case you subtract it, OK.

• And that is how you subtract large numbers, right?

  Armageddon Time (2022)

• You subtract it from 200.

  Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)

• Simply subtract this expense from your cash flow.

  Ken McElroy

• Initial performance scores were subtracted from final performance scores, thus providing a gain score for each group.

  Academic text (1992)

• To do this, merely subtract 1 from the coefficient and multiply by 100.

  Academic text (1993)

• To reflect ongoing operations, such weights must always be subtracted before proceeding with the analysis.

  Academic text (1993)

• Mathematics gains on each measure were calculated by subtracting the baseline mean from the intervention mean.

  Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

T

to take off

vsto subtract

217 3.1

To remove an amount from a total

is the general mathematical action of removing one amount from another

D

to deduct

vsto subtract

57 3.9

Take an amount from a total, usually money

applies to numbers generally, not only to financial amounts

D

to decrement

vsto subtract

• Specialized

1 7.4

To make a number or amount smaller, often by one

removes any specified amount rather than only small fixed reductions

S

to subduct

vsto subtract

8.2

To take an amount away from a total

is the basic act of taking one amount away from another

Antonyms

A

to add

934 1.0

Put numbers or amounts together to find their total

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Etymology