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SUBTRACTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
Example:
he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("subtraction" is a kind of...):
decrease; diminution; reduction; step-down (the act of decreasing or reducing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "subtraction"):
bite (a portion removed from the whole)
withholding (the act of deducting from an employee's salary)
Antonym:
addition (the act of adding one thing to another)
Derivation:
subtract (make a subtraction)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
Example:
four minus three equals one
Synonyms:
minus; subtraction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("subtraction" is a kind of...):
arithmetic operation (a mathematical operation involving numbers)
Derivation:
subtract (make a subtraction)
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