SUBTRACTION


Meaning of SUBTRACTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ səb-ˈtrak-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English subtraccion, from Anglo-French sustraction, subtraction, from Late Latin subtraction-, subtractio, from Latin subtrahere

Date: 15th century

: an act, operation, or instance of subtracting: as

a. : the withdrawing or withholding of a right to which an individual is entitled

b. : the operation of deducting one number from another

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.