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US
/səbˈtɹækʃən/
]
[ UK /sʌbtɹˈækʃən/ ]
[ UK /sʌbtɹˈækʃən/ ]
NOUN
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the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks -
an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
the subtraction of three from four leaves one
four minus three equals one
How To Use subtraction In A Sentence
- The digital flux that frames our experience of physical and socio-political realities functions through continuous additions, subtractions, and disappearances.
- The book contains addition, subtraction, multiplication and, very surprisingly for that period, also division.
- Problems can be created to cover all math operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division!
- It's closely followed by ‘cosmetic recontouring’, which straightens crooked teeth with a few additions and subtractions.
- After taking an inordinate amount of time to make the few simple subtractions they finally discovered that Colin was the loser.
- Topics considered include addition and subtraction of decimal numbers followed by multiplication and division of decimal numbers.
- The plus sign is used in addition and the minus is used in subtraction.
- It looks first at area problems, then looks at rules for the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of fractions.
- The Count Hoot section of the site helps with addition and subtraction as well.
- We learn how the dynamics of addition and subtraction are linked to multiplication and division, and eventually to theorems of algebra.
