Subtraction

noun
səb'trækʃən

Noun

  • the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

    he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks

    Similar:Deduction
    Type of:DecreaseDiminutionReduction
  • an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated

    the subtraction of three from four leaves one

    Similar:Minus

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