Found 2 items, similar to Subtraction.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: subtraction subtraction n 1: an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; “the subtraction of three from four leaves one”; “four minus three equals one” [syn: minus] 2: the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); “he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks” [syn: deduction] [ant: addition]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Subtraction Subtraction \Sub*trac"tion\, n. [L. subtractio a drawing back. See Subtract, and cf. Substraction.] 1. The act or operation of subtracting or taking away a part. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) The taking of a lesser number or quantity from a greater of the same kind or denomination; an operation for finding the difference between two numbers or quantities. [1913 Webster] 3. (Law) The withdrawing or withholding from a person of some right to which he is entitled by law. [1913 Webster] Note: Thus the subtraction of conjugal rights is when either the husband or wife withdraws from the other and lives separate without sufficient reason. The subtraction of a legacy is the withholding or detailing of it from the legatee by the executor. In like manner, the withholding of any service, rent, duty, or custom, is a subtraction, for which the law gives a remedy. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]