subtract
to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
Mathematics. to take (one number or quantity) from another; deduct.
to take away something or a part, as from a whole.
Origin of subtract
1synonym study For subtract
Opposites for subtract
Other words from subtract
- sub·tract·er, noun
- un·sub·tract·ed, adjective
Words Nearby subtract
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How to use subtract in a sentence
So one approach was to precisely calculate the areas of the two spheres and subtract them.
That could help them work around those times or even mask the satellites’ light during exposure, and it could also be used in image processing to subtract satellite trails from the data itself.
Satellite mega-constellations risk ruining astronomy forever | Neel Patel | September 2, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewQuickly adjust the weight by adding or subtracting from the five removable pockets, which hold between one to five pounds.
The best ankle weights for a sculpted lower body | PopSci Commerce Team | September 1, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThis team also subtracted out the expected number of seasonal cases of other flu-like infections.
Millions of likely U.S. COVID-19 cases have gone undiagnosed | Tina Hesman Saey | July 6, 2020 | Science News For StudentsTo find out how much rock candy you made in each group, subtract the weight of each string at the beginning of the experiment from the weight of the candy-coated string.
Rock Candy Science 2: No such thing as too much sugar | Bethany Brookshire | April 30, 2020 | Science News For Students
Think of it as Game of Thrones—if you subtract the sex and violence and add drunken revelry and singing.
She knows exactly how to add or subtract hair for any style she wants, whenever she wants it.
“When a party is in the minority, it has to add, not subtract,” huffed Jennifer Rubin.
The Bill Clinton and DLC Model For Reinventing the Republican Party | Will Marshall | March 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTsubtract the wives, daughters, and widows and you are left with a fraction of that already small number.
“The unofficial formula we use is to go back to the year they were abused and subtract two years,” she explained.
subtract 21⁄3rd times the difference of the temperature of the mercury.
If a change does not add to the sum total of their happiness, I trust that it will not subtract much from it.
From Farm House to the White House | William M. ThayerThis time we do not subtract A³ and CqA, because this subtraction is already affected by the preceding work.
William Oughtred | Florian CajoriTake as many nines as there are figures in the smallest number, and subtract that sum from the number of nines.
Endless Amusement | UnknownIt was also permissible for the poet (besides adding to the line at the end) to subtract from it at the beginning, viz.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes | Geoffrey Chaucer
British Dictionary definitions for subtract
/ (səbˈtrækt) /
to calculate the difference between (two numbers or quantities) by subtraction
to remove (a part of a thing, quantity, etc) from the whole
Origin of subtract
1Derived forms of subtract
- subtracter, noun
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