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subtraction

[suhb-trak-shuhn] / səbˈtræk ʃən /


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Though Sharpe wrote his article before the advent of AI, he stressed that his conclusion depends “only on the laws of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Nothing else is required.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

The new revision was "primarily reflecting a downward revision to imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, that was partly offset by a downward revision to consumer spending," the department said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

The antidote psychologists prescribe is mental subtraction: deliberately imagining life without what you take for granted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

So, in terms of stress, watching baby animals animals playing is the opposite of a surprise job interview or an on-the-spot subtraction task.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2025

Grace sipped her juice, nibbled her roll, and, amazed, watched Jake blaze through a lightning round of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

For the Ducks to match that, their summer additions will have to add up to more than the subtractions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

But you know, additions are just as important as subtractions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

Norm Eisen, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a legal analyst at CNN, said “the subtractions stand out more than the additions” in Smith’s latest filing.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2024

Solving arithmetic problems, even simple subtractions, involves mental representations whose influence remains to be clarified.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2024

Manifestly the additions and subtractions have been vast.

From Embryology The Beginnings of Life by Gerald R. Leighton


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