subtraction

/səbˈtɹækʃən/

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

harder, inherent

VERB + SUBTRACTION

belong, learn, war

SUBTRACTION + NOUN

arithmetic, multiplication, wealth

PREP.

between, in, than

noun

The process of subtracting a number from another.

A calculation involving subtracting.

The teacher has set us ten subtractions to do by tomorrow.

The removal of something.

The subtraction of the wealth from the economy will result in recession.

noun — the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

noun — an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two

The teacher has set us ten subtractions to do by tomorrow.

Wiktionary

The subtraction of the wealth from the economy will result in recession.

Wiktionary

I like addition but not subtraction.

Tatoeba · #259238

Addition and subtraction are functions of mathematics.

Tatoeba · #681438

The addition is correct, but there is an error in your subtraction.

Tatoeba · #2264370

"Which science does the operation subtraction belong to?" "Subtraction belongs to arithmetic."

Tatoeba · #2772583

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