subtraction
pronunciation
How to pronounce subtraction in British English:
UK [səb'trækʃ(ə)n]
How to pronounce subtraction in American English:
US [səb'trækʃən]
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- Noun:
- an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
- the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
Word Origin
- subtraction (n.)
- c. 1400, "withdrawal, removal," from Late Latin subtractionem (nominative subtractio) "a drawing back, taking away," from past participle stem of Latin subtrahere "take away, draw off, draw from below," from sub "from under" (see sub-) + trahere "to pull, draw" (see tract (n.1)). The mathematical sense is attested from early 15c. Þou most know þat subtraccion is drawynge of one nowmber oute of anoþer nomber. ["The Crafte of Nombrynge," c. 1425]
Example
- 1. They were better at arithmetic , including tasks like simple subtraction and complex multiplication .
- 2. Help your child learn division , multiplication , subtraction and addition by teaching her about the different denominations of money .
- 3. But some operations ( including subtraction and division ) care about order , so the symmetrical foldright method exists to handle those cases .
- 4. According to discovery , dolphins are able to do complex , nonlinear math that involves addition , subtraction , multiplication and ratio comparisons .
- 5. To get through stressful homework sessions , she used blocks for addition and subtraction " so he could touch every one . "