subtraction
noun
sub·trac·tion
səb-ˈtrak-shən 
: an act, operation, or instance of subtracting: such as
a
: the withdrawing or withholding of a right to which an individual is entitled
b
: the operation of deducting one number from another
Examples of subtraction in a Sentence
The children are learning addition and subtraction.
the restaurant may not have raised the price, but there's definitely been a subtraction in the number of fries in a side order
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There were significant subtractions and additions at receiver but returnees Bryson Green and Will Pauling lead the way.
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Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
By the 1970s, those of North African origin made up a majority of French Jews, thanks to Jewish flight from the Maghreb and the subtraction of Ashkenazi Jews deported under the Vichy regime.
—Jonathan Laurence, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2015
The team plied their subject AI models with questions drawn from a popular collection of more than 8,000 grade school arithmetic problems testing schoolchildren’s understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The Sharks’ additions, and perhaps the subtractions, should help with that endeavor.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
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Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
By the 1970s, those of North African origin made up a majority of French Jews, thanks to Jewish flight from the Maghreb and the subtraction of Ashkenazi Jews deported under the Vichy regime.
—Jonathan Laurence, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2015
The team plied their subject AI models with questions drawn from a popular collection of more than 8,000 grade school arithmetic problems testing schoolchildren’s understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The Sharks’ additions, and perhaps the subtractions, should help with that endeavor.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
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“Subtraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subtraction. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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subtraction
noun
sub·trac·tion
səb-ˈtrak-shən
1
: an act or instance of subtracting
2
: the operation of deducting one number from another
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