| NOUN | act | subtraction, minus | an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated |
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| act | subtraction, deduction | the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) |
| Sounds | sahbtrae'kshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated. | |
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| Example | "the subtraction of three from four leaves one" | |
| Synonym | minus | |
| Broader | arithmetic operation | A mathematical operation involving numbers |
| Spanish | menos, resta, sustracción | |
| Catalan | resta, sustracció | |
| Verbs | subtract | make a subtraction |
| Meaning | The act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole). | |
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| Example | "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" | |
| Synonym | deduction | |
| Narrower | bite | A portion removed from the whole |
| withholding | The act of deducting from an employee's salary | |
| Broader | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down | The act of decreasing or reducing something |
| Opposite | addition | The act of adding one thing to another |
| Spanish | resta, substracción, sustracción | |
| Catalan | resta, subtracció | |
| Verbs | subtract | make a subtraction |
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