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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSubtraction
/səbˈtræk.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process or skill of taking one number or amount away from another.
"Children learn basic addition and subtraction in primary school." - 2
The action of removing something or taking away a part from a whole.
"The success of the painting depended on the careful subtraction of unnecessary details."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin subtraction-, subtractio, stemming from the verb subtrahere (sub- 'from under' + trahere 'to draw'). It entered the English language in the late 14th century via Old French, initially relating to the removal or deduction of quantities before establishing its core mathematical meaning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Subtraction" is said worldwide
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soustraction
Transliteration: soos-trak-syohn
"La soustraction est une opération mathématique de base."
Subtraktion
Transliteration: zup-trak-tsee-ohn
"Die Subtraktion ist das Gegenteil der Addition."
sottrazione
Transliteration: sot-trak-tsyo-ne
"Ha risolto il problema di matematica usando la sottrazione."
sustracción
Transliteration: soos-trak-syohn
"La sustracción de números enteros es un concepto sencillo."
subtração
Transliteration: soob-tra-sao
"Ela aprendeu a fazer a subtração na aula de matemática."
घटाव
Transliteration: ghataav
"गणित में जोड़ और घटाव महत्वपूर्ण हैं।"
减法
Transliteration: jiǎn fǎ
"孩子们正在学习加法和减法。"
뺄셈
Transliteration: ppaelssem
"학생들은 덧셈과 뺄셈을 연습하고 있다."
引き算
Transliteration: hikizan
"彼女は小学生に引き算を教えている。"
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