subtraction
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- noun
- /səbˈtrækʃən/
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- In mathematics class, students learn subtraction as the process of taking one number away from another.
- addition and subtraction
- subtraction and multiplication
- subtraction problems
Now how do you do an expansion if you have subtraction instead?
- Now how do you do an expansion if you have subtraction instead?
- You bring down the two out front and then reduce the power, and it's still subtraction.
- In other words, addition by subtraction, adding quality of life to your life by way of taking things away.
- But mostly it's addition, subtractions, simple divides and all that.
- And the mob boss turns to him and says, there's addition, there's subtraction, the rest is conversation.
Examples
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For his homework, he practiced subtraction by solving various problems involving reducing numbers.
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So I guess my point is, the whole thing here is about subtraction, not addition.
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In other words, addition by subtraction, adding quality of life to your life by way of taking things away.
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And he could do subtraction in his head as well as any man.
Fiction book (2002) -
And we call that the subtraction property of equality.
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A streamlined life is a life that is improved through subtraction rather than addition.
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All pupils need to acquire proficiency in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Academic text (1995) -
The basic operations, for example, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, are stressed in ascending order of complexity.
Academic text (2006) -
The teacher explained that subtraction is the operation used to find the difference between two quantities.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
subtraction = subtract (transparent) = sub + tract + ion
Formed by clear nominalization of the verb 'subtract' with the productive suffix '-ion' to mean 'the act or process of subtracting'.
Etymology
The word subtraction comes from the parts sub- 'under' and tract 'pull', the same part you see in tractor, a machine that pulls. So subtraction means 'taking away' or 'pulling away', which is why it refers to taking one number away from another.