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s | subtraction |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun subtraction is

(arithmetic) (uncountable ) the process of subtracting a number from another.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=··· , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    subtraction

    English

    Noun

  • (arithmetic) (uncountable ) The process of subtracting a number from another.
  • (arithmetic) (countable ) A calculation involving subtracting.
    • The teacher has set us ten subtractions to do by tomorrow.
  • The removal of something.
    • The subtraction of the wealth from the economy will result in recession.

    Related terms

    * subtract

    See also

    * addition, summation: (augend) + (addend) = (summand) + (summand) = (sum, total) * subtraction: (minuend) ? (subtrahend) = (difference) * multiplication: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product) * division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend * minus sign