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Subtraction vs Initialism - What's the difference?

subtraction | initialism |

As nouns the difference between subtraction and initialism

is that subtraction is (arithmetic) (uncountable ) the process of subtracting a number from another while initialism is a term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.

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

    initialism

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia initialism) (en noun)
  • A term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
    • BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation.

    See also

    * abbreviation * acronym * orphan initialism * TLA *

    External links

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