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Dictionary definition for: Subtraction

1. (n) 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"

2. (n) the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"

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