subtract
IPA: sʌbtrˈækt
verb
- (transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number
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Examples of "subtract" in Sentences
- Am I supposed to add or subtract
- Americans split on what to subtract.
- Subtract the small number from the larger.
- Then, you subtract the one from the other.
- Subtract the base altitude from the summit.
- Subtract the original number, and the answer is 1.
- Divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents.
- Then subtract the energy value of the neutral atom.
- Subtract the smaller number from the bigger number.
- Subtraction is denoted by a minus sign in infix notation.