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1. (n.) subtraction
an act or instance of subtracting.
2. subtraction
the operation or process of finding the difference between two numbers or quantities, denoted by a minus sign (−).
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < LL subtractiō a withdrawing = L subtrac-, var. s. of subtrahere (see subtract ) +-tiō -tion)
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1. (noun) subtraction, minus
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"
2. (noun) subtraction, deduction
the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
"he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"
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1. (noun) Subtraction
the act or operation of subtracting or taking away a part
2. (noun) Subtraction
the taking of a lesser number or quantity from a greater of the same kind or denomination; an operation for finding the difference between two numbers or quantities
3. (noun) Subtraction
the withdrawing or withholding from a person of some right to which he is entitled by law
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Sense: to take one number or quantity from another
If you subtract 5 from 8, 3 is left; In their first year at school, most children learn to add and subtract.
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 Afrikaans: aftrekking |
 Arabic: طَرْح |
 Bulgarian: изваждане |
 Brazilian: subtração |
 Czech: odčítání |
 German: die Subtraktion |
 Danish: fratrækning; subtraktion |
 Greek: αφαίρεση |
 Spanish: sustracción, resta |
 Estonian: lahutamine, vähendamine |
 Farsi: تفريق |
 Finnish: vähennyslasku |
 French: soustraction |
 Hebrew: חִיסוּר |
 Hindi: घटाव |
 Croatian: oduzimanje, odbijanje |
 Hungarian: kivonás |
 Indonesian: pengurangan |
 Icelandic: frádráttur |
 Italian: sottrazione |
 Japanese: 引算 |
 Korean: 빼기 |
 Lithuanian: atimtis |
 Latvian: atņemšana |
 Malay: penolakan |
 Dutch: aftrekking |
 Norwegian: fratrekking, subtraksjon |
 Polish: odejmowanie |
 Persian: تفريق |
 Pashto: تفریق |
 Portuguese: subtracção |
 Romanian: scădere |
 Russian: вычитание |
 Slovak: odčítanie |
 Slovenian: odštevanje |
 Serbian: oduzimanje |
 Swedish: subtraktion |
 Thai: การหักออก |
 Turkish: çıkarma |
 Taiwanese: 減法 |
 Ukrainian: віднімання |
 Urdu: تفریق |
 Vietnamese: sự trừ |
 Chinese: 减法 |
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