subtraction
noun/səbˈtɹækʃən/
Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin subtractio, subtractionis. Can be decomposed to subtract + -ion.
1
Arithmetic The process of subtracting a number from another.
2
Arithmetic A calculation involving subtracting.
- The teacher has set us ten subtractions to do by tomorrow.
3
The removal of something.
- The subtraction of the wealth from the economy will result in recession.
- Derived terms
- missubtraction, nonsubtraction
- Related terms
- subtract, subtractive, addition, + =, − =, × = × =, ÷ =, remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend, minus sign