Subtraction
noun
The process of taking one number or amount away from another to calculate the difference.
In mathematics, subtraction is used to find out how much is left after something is taken away.
Often appears as...
- subtraction method
- simple subtraction
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Academic, General
noun
The reduction or removal of something.
In a surgical operation, subtraction of a tumor is carried out to remove it completely.
Often appears as...
- subtraction of assets
- tumor subtraction
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Formal
Technical
noun
The process of taking one number or amount away from another to calculate the difference.
In mathematics, subtraction is used to find out how much is left after something is taken away.
Often appears as...
- subtraction method
- simple subtraction
Usage tips
Academic, General
noun
The reduction or removal of something.
In a surgical operation, subtraction of a tumor is carried out to remove it completely.
Often appears as...
- subtraction of assets
- tumor subtraction
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Arithmetic Operation
Subtraction is a basic arithmetic operation alongside addition, multiplication, and division.
Learning subtraction is essential before advancing to complex math problems.
Pro Tip 2/3Mathematical Symbol
The symbol for subtraction is a dash or minus sign (-) placed between two numbers.
The equation 5 - 2 showcases a simple subtraction.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Results
Subtraction can lead to negative numbers when a larger number is subtracted from a smaller one.
Subtracting 10 from 5 gives a negative result: 5 - 10 = -5.
Pro Tip 1/3Arithmetic Operation
Subtraction is a basic arithmetic operation alongside addition, multiplication, and division.
Learning subtraction is essential before advancing to complex math problems.
Pro Tip 2/3Mathematical Symbol
The symbol for subtraction is a dash or minus sign (-) placed between two numbers.
The equation 5 - 2 showcases a simple subtraction.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Results
Subtraction can lead to negative numbers when a larger number is subtracted from a smaller one.
Subtracting 10 from 5 gives a negative result: 5 - 10 = -5.
Pro Tip 1/3Arithmetic Operation
Subtraction is a basic arithmetic operation alongside addition, multiplication, and division.
Learning subtraction is essential before advancing to complex math problems.
Pro Tip 2/3Mathematical Symbol
The symbol for subtraction is a dash or minus sign (-) placed between two numbers.
The equation 5 - 2 showcases a simple subtraction.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Results
Subtraction can lead to negative numbers when a larger number is subtracted from a smaller one.
Subtracting 10 from 5 gives a negative result: 5 - 10 = -5.
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Sendhil Mullainathan:...
is that you have some intuitive ways of interacting with the world, some models that you use to understand the world. These models, like the leaky bucket, work well in most situations. I suspect most of you -- I hope that's true for the rest of you -- actually do pretty well with addition and subtraction in the real world.
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The greatest machine...
arithmetic so addition multiplication subtraction division which already is a bit of a feat in metal but it could also do something that a computer does in a calculator doesn't this machine could look at its own internal memory and make a decision it could do the if-then for basic programmers and that fundamentally
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Mind Blown - Hangout to...
all but eight you said eight you heard eight you heard that eight died and you didn't hear that all but 82 died you didn't realize that the answer was written into the question instead you went ahead and filled a pattern and did the subtraction and gave us the answer that you assumed was the answer I think
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John Graham-Cumming: The...
so addition, multiplication, subtraction, division -- which already is a bit of a feat in metal, but it could also do something that a computer does and a calculator this machine could look at its own internal memory and make a decision. It could do the "if then" for basic programmers,
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Freeing energy from the...
valuable and what is worthless is merely the addition or subtraction of a few atoms and what if we could get exquisite control over the essence of energy the electron so I started to go around the world finding the best and brightest scientists I could at universities whose
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How transistors work -...
Circuits can be combined to perform complex operations, like addition and subtraction. And computer programs consist of instructions for electronically performing these operations. This kind of system needs a reliable and accurate method for controlling electric current.
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Math is the hidden...
My claim is that understanding has to do with the ability to change your perspective. If you don't have that, you don't have understanding. So that is my claim. And I want to focus on mathematics. Many of us think of mathematics as addition, subtraction,
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The magic of Vedic math...
So we write minus 03. So what we're going to do is we're going to cross subtract and get the first part of the answer, like this. We're going to do cross subtraction. 97 minus 01 would give us
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Liz Diller: Architecture...
And that is something like nothing, or something next to nothing. It's done through a form of subtraction or obstruction or interference in a world that we naturally sleepwalk through.
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Justin Hall-Tipping:...
is merely the addition or subtraction of a few atoms? And what if we could get exquisite control over the essence of energy, the electron? So I started to go around the world
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Sendhil Mullainathan:...
is that you have some intuitive ways of interacting with the world, some models that you use to understand the world. These models, like the leaky bucket, work well in most situations. I suspect most of you -- I hope that's true for the rest of you -- actually do pretty well with addition and subtraction in the real world.
Video examples
The greatest machine...
arithmetic so addition multiplication subtraction division which already is a bit of a feat in metal but it could also do something that a computer does in a calculator doesn't this machine could look at its own internal memory and make a decision it could do the if-then for basic programmers and that fundamentally
Video examples
Mind Blown - Hangout to...
all but eight you said eight you heard eight you heard that eight died and you didn't hear that all but 82 died you didn't realize that the answer was written into the question instead you went ahead and filled a pattern and did the subtraction and gave us the answer that you assumed was the answer I think
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John Graham-Cumming: The...
so addition, multiplication, subtraction, division -- which already is a bit of a feat in metal, but it could also do something that a computer does and a calculator this machine could look at its own internal memory and make a decision. It could do the "if then" for basic programmers,
Video examples
Freeing energy from the...
valuable and what is worthless is merely the addition or subtraction of a few atoms and what if we could get exquisite control over the essence of energy the electron so I started to go around the world finding the best and brightest scientists I could at universities whose
Video examples
How transistors work -...
Circuits can be combined to perform complex operations, like addition and subtraction. And computer programs consist of instructions for electronically performing these operations. This kind of system needs a reliable and accurate method for controlling electric current.
Video examples
Math is the hidden...
My claim is that understanding has to do with the ability to change your perspective. If you don't have that, you don't have understanding. So that is my claim. And I want to focus on mathematics. Many of us think of mathematics as addition, subtraction,
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The magic of Vedic math...
So we write minus 03. So what we're going to do is we're going to cross subtract and get the first part of the answer, like this. We're going to do cross subtraction. 97 minus 01 would give us
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Liz Diller: Architecture...
And that is something like nothing, or something next to nothing. It's done through a form of subtraction or obstruction or interference in a world that we naturally sleepwalk through.
Video examples
Justin Hall-Tipping:...
is merely the addition or subtraction of a few atoms? And what if we could get exquisite control over the essence of energy, the electron? So I started to go around the world
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Pardis Sabeti
Iranian Scientist
My sister taught me addition and subtraction and multiplication and division, so by the time I got to school, I knew it all, and when we'd do the times tables, I was just focused on doing it faster than anybody else. I already had the information, so it just got me to focus on excellence.
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Park Won-soon
South Korean Politician
As politics is not subtraction but addition, those who share views and ideas need to join forces and they have to cooperate with political opponents even after they win an election.
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Jameis Winston
American Athlete
In high school I wore No. 8, in college I wore No. 5, and five plus three is eight and five minus three is two, you know? Addition and subtraction.
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Mae West
American Actress
A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that's subtraction.
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Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction.
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Pardis Sabeti
Iranian Scientist
My sister taught me addition and subtraction and multiplication and division, so by the time I got to school, I knew it all, and when we'd do the times tables, I was just focused on doing it faster than anybody else. I already had the information, so it just got me to focus on excellence.
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Park Won-soon
South Korean Politician
As politics is not subtraction but addition, those who share views and ideas need to join forces and they have to cooperate with political opponents even after they win an election.
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Jameis Winston
American Athlete
In high school I wore No. 8, in college I wore No. 5, and five plus three is eight and five minus three is two, you know? Addition and subtraction.
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Mae West
American Actress
A man has one hundred dollars and you leave him with two dollars, that's subtraction.
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Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction.
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