subtractionnoun [ U ]
uk/səbˈtræk.ʃən/us/səbˈtræk.ʃən/the process of removing one number from another:
The test involves simple calculations, such as addition and subtraction.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division
- add
- add (sth) up
- addition sign
- associative property
- borrow
- carry sth forward/over
- cube
- deduct
- distributive
- divide
- divisible
- divisor
- long division
- minus
- multiplication table
- multiply
- plus
- power
- table
- times
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