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subtraction
noun
the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
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səbˈtɹækʃən
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noun
the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
“he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks”
noun
an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
“the subtraction of three from four leaves one”
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he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks
the subtraction of three from four leaves one
four minus three equals one
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