Subtraction (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The teacher explained the concept of subtraction to her students using simple examples.
- The subtraction of three from four leaves one, which is a basic math fact that children should know.
- In the math problem, the subtraction of 5 from 8 resulted in an answer of 3.
- The student struggled with the subtraction of multi-digit numbers and needed extra practice.
- The subtraction of 2 from 10 is a simple calculation that can be done mentally.