Definition of subtract in English:

subtract

verb səbˈtraktsəbˈtrækt

[with object]

1Take away (a number or amount) from another to calculate the difference.
减，减去
subtract 43 from 60
60减去43。
Example sentencesExamples
- In first grade my teachers taught me how to add and subtract big numbers.
- But when you fill out the worksheet, you must subtract the amount of your payment before those deductions, known as offsets.
- Compliance was determined by subtracting the number of capsules returned by the subject at the final visit from the number of capsules dispensed at the outset of the study.
- How do you count, add, and subtract in different bases?
- Mikhail can spell words such as elephant, and add and subtract four-digit numbers, and is learning multiplication.
- The Red Sox in the 1970s had a system based on numerical values, requiring players to add and subtract the number of touches by a coach to determine the play.
- The amount of protein was then determined by subtracting the amount of salt from the dry weight of the lyophilized sample.
- So to get the correct figure, we have to subtract the number of days when it was both.
- Now, all that simple arithmetic simply means that you add 50 to your chosen number, then you subtract the chosen number!
- Net income was calculated by first subtracting each enterprise's total expenses from the total revenue.
- Profits are amounts that are calculated based on subtracting what something cost to make from what it grosses.
- Not only does the game add and subtract a number of different fields to generate a final total for a race, you can easily spend half a minute or more just watching the game tally up the number of mistakes you made.
- The index is calculated by subtracting the percentage of respondents holding a positive outlook from the percentage of those with a negative outlook.
- On standard problems, solutions were coded as covert when the child simply added or subtracted the correct number of chips in a single operation.
- The overconfidence indices were calculated by subtracting the percentage of correct answers from the mean percentage of certainty.
- Dollar amounts were calculated by subtracting the rework cost from the Navy stock number ‘ready-for-issue’ value.
- For example, gross margin equals cost of sales subtracted from revenue.
- To calculate the female population size, I subtracted the number of males from the estimated population size for both sexes.
- Then by subtracting his count from the clock reading, he has the time at which the observation was made.
- The hemicellulose content was determined by subtracting the amount of cellulose from that of the holocellulose sample.
Synonyms
take away, take from, take off, deduct, debit, abstract, discount, dock, remove, withdraw
informal knock off, minus
1. 1.1 Take away (something) from something else so as to decrease the size, number, or amount.
  减少，删减
  programs were added and subtracted as called for
  节目按要求进行了增删。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Some would prefer politics to stick to safer ground, forever debating whether we should add or subtract a penny in the pound from income tax.
  A hand shot out to grab one of them; he began to add and subtract various pieces, experimenting with tensile strength and durability.
  You can modify this list by adding or subtracting items to better suit your group of friends.
  By adding and subtracting methyl groups, the two enzymes can adjust receptor sensitivity to mitigate the effect of ligand binding.
  Men were subtracted or added to industry, agriculture, or the armed forces on the basis of skills and experience.
  Add or subtract a piece or two according to season or whim.
  This would require subtracting color which is iffy in the best of textile situations.
  These scenarios can be tailored to increase or decrease the level of difficulty by adding or subtracting additional targets and changing conditions.
  Wearing several layers - like a T-shirt, sweatshirt, and robe - makes it easy to add or subtract clothes as needed.
  The years are beginning to follow into a pattern, wavering as we continue to add and subtract elements of our business and our lives, but growing more distinct all the time.
  In fact, it may not have had an author, because people added and subtracted stanzas and modified phrasing as they pleased.
  Are you planning on adding or subtracting products from the current lines you are handling or developing?
  Always adding rooms and never subtracting them will just make the place bigger - not necessarily better.
  Use gloved hands and a small trowel to add or subtract rock dust as needed to make sure each stone is at precisely the right height.
  Tonal language allied to a myriad disciplines adding or subtracting elements continues to thrive with no apparent plot to destroy it or make it illegal.
  Wear clothing in layers so you can add or subtract items to prevent chills or sweating.
  It is therefore forbidden to add or subtract any commandments from the Torah.
  It is also about balancing the acoustics, ensuring that the furnishings of the place add to the atmosphere by subtracting unattractive noise.
  With improv, you're adding and subtracting things as you go, more haphazard, exciting.
  You can always add or subtract calories as needed.
  Synonyms
  deduct, take away, remove
  deduct, remove, take away, take off

Derivatives

subtracter

noun

And a multiplexer selects one of the outputted results from the two input adder and the three input adder and subtracter based on the selection signal from the selection judging circuit.
Example sentencesExamples
- A machine with storage, with this automatic-telephone-exchange arrangement and with the necessary adders, subtractors and so on, is, in a sense, already a universal machine.
- The apparatus includes an adaptive filter including an ingress synthesizer for recreating the undesired ingress signal and an ingress subtractor for subtracting the recreated ingress signal from the input signal.
- The only way to do that with a laser and then a subtractor procedure is removing it in the periphery.
- The output of the microphone is combined in a subtractor with the acoustic echo replica, producing the residual echo.

subtractive

adjective səbˈtraktɪvsəbˈtræktɪv

The paintings began to take on more of the qualities of sculptures, featuring ‘the removal and chipping away or carving out of surfaces,’ remnants of subtractive gestures and large tracts of unfinished canvas.
Example sentencesExamples
- Consequently, for common-pool resources whose flows are highly subtractive, institutional arrangements related to the allocation of the flow of services are intimately tied to the sustainability of the resource.
- My guess is that within the context of historically unequal schooling and the state's transitional, or subtractive, policy on bilingual education, such sustainability would have been difficult.
- Most of their work is subtractive: products we don't need, resources we shouldn't have wasted.
- His subtractive procedure is the ruthless evacuation of everything taken-for-granted as a prelude to the construction of a new Good.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin subtract- 'drawn away', from sub- 'from below' + trahere 'to draw'.

Rhymes

abreact, abstract, act, attract, bract, compact, contract, counteract, diffract, enact, exact, extract, fact, humpbacked, impact, interact, matter-of-fact, pact, protract, redact, refract, retroact, subcontract, tact, tract, transact, unbacked, underact, untracked

Definition of subtract in US English:

subtract

verbsəbˈtræktsəbˈtrakt

[with object]

1Take away (a number or amount) from another to calculate the difference.
减，减去
subtract 43 from 60
60减去43。
Example sentencesExamples
- The overconfidence indices were calculated by subtracting the percentage of correct answers from the mean percentage of certainty.
- In first grade my teachers taught me how to add and subtract big numbers.
- Now, all that simple arithmetic simply means that you add 50 to your chosen number, then you subtract the chosen number!
- Not only does the game add and subtract a number of different fields to generate a final total for a race, you can easily spend half a minute or more just watching the game tally up the number of mistakes you made.
- To calculate the female population size, I subtracted the number of males from the estimated population size for both sexes.
- The hemicellulose content was determined by subtracting the amount of cellulose from that of the holocellulose sample.
- How do you count, add, and subtract in different bases?
- So to get the correct figure, we have to subtract the number of days when it was both.
- Net income was calculated by first subtracting each enterprise's total expenses from the total revenue.
- Profits are amounts that are calculated based on subtracting what something cost to make from what it grosses.
- Mikhail can spell words such as elephant, and add and subtract four-digit numbers, and is learning multiplication.
- But when you fill out the worksheet, you must subtract the amount of your payment before those deductions, known as offsets.
- The amount of protein was then determined by subtracting the amount of salt from the dry weight of the lyophilized sample.
- On standard problems, solutions were coded as covert when the child simply added or subtracted the correct number of chips in a single operation.
- Compliance was determined by subtracting the number of capsules returned by the subject at the final visit from the number of capsules dispensed at the outset of the study.
- Dollar amounts were calculated by subtracting the rework cost from the Navy stock number ‘ready-for-issue’ value.
- Then by subtracting his count from the clock reading, he has the time at which the observation was made.
- The index is calculated by subtracting the percentage of respondents holding a positive outlook from the percentage of those with a negative outlook.
- The Red Sox in the 1970s had a system based on numerical values, requiring players to add and subtract the number of touches by a coach to determine the play.
- For example, gross margin equals cost of sales subtracted from revenue.
Synonyms
take away, take from, take off, deduct, debit, abstract, discount, dock, remove, withdraw
1. 1.1 Take away (something) from something else so as to decrease the size, number, or amount.
  减少，删减
  programs were added and subtracted as called for
  节目按要求进行了增删。
  Example sentencesExamples
  By adding and subtracting methyl groups, the two enzymes can adjust receptor sensitivity to mitigate the effect of ligand binding.
  A hand shot out to grab one of them; he began to add and subtract various pieces, experimenting with tensile strength and durability.
  Wearing several layers - like a T-shirt, sweatshirt, and robe - makes it easy to add or subtract clothes as needed.
  In fact, it may not have had an author, because people added and subtracted stanzas and modified phrasing as they pleased.
  It is also about balancing the acoustics, ensuring that the furnishings of the place add to the atmosphere by subtracting unattractive noise.
  You can modify this list by adding or subtracting items to better suit your group of friends.
  Are you planning on adding or subtracting products from the current lines you are handling or developing?
  Wear clothing in layers so you can add or subtract items to prevent chills or sweating.
  It is therefore forbidden to add or subtract any commandments from the Torah.
  With improv, you're adding and subtracting things as you go, more haphazard, exciting.
  Tonal language allied to a myriad disciplines adding or subtracting elements continues to thrive with no apparent plot to destroy it or make it illegal.
  Some would prefer politics to stick to safer ground, forever debating whether we should add or subtract a penny in the pound from income tax.
  You can always add or subtract calories as needed.
  This would require subtracting color which is iffy in the best of textile situations.
  The years are beginning to follow into a pattern, wavering as we continue to add and subtract elements of our business and our lives, but growing more distinct all the time.
  Use gloved hands and a small trowel to add or subtract rock dust as needed to make sure each stone is at precisely the right height.
  Men were subtracted or added to industry, agriculture, or the armed forces on the basis of skills and experience.
  Add or subtract a piece or two according to season or whim.
  These scenarios can be tailored to increase or decrease the level of difficulty by adding or subtracting additional targets and changing conditions.
  Always adding rooms and never subtracting them will just make the place bigger - not necessarily better.
  Synonyms
  deduct, take away, remove
  deduct, remove, take away, take off

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin subtract- ‘drawn away’, from sub- ‘from below’ + trahere ‘to draw’.

单词	subtract
释义	Definition of subtract in English: subtract verb səbˈtraktsəbˈtrækt [with object] 1Take away (a number or amount) from another to calculate the difference. 减，减去 subtract 43 from 60 60减去43。 Example sentencesExamples In first grade my teachers taught me how to add and subtract big numbers. But when you fill out the worksheet, you must subtract the amount of your payment before those deductions, known as offsets. Compliance was determined by subtracting the number of capsules returned by the subject at the final visit from the number of capsules dispensed at the outset of the study. How do you count, add, and subtract in different bases? Mikhail can spell words such as elephant, and add and subtract four-digit numbers, and is learning multiplication. The Red Sox in the 1970s had a system based on numerical values, requiring players to add and subtract the number of touches by a coach to determine the play. The amount of protein was then determined by subtracting the amount of salt from the dry weight of the lyophilized sample. So to get the correct figure, we have to subtract the number of days when it was both. Now, all that simple arithmetic simply means that you add 50 to your chosen number, then you subtract the chosen number! Net income was calculated by first subtracting each enterprise's total expenses from the total revenue. Profits are amounts that are calculated based on subtracting what something cost to make from what it grosses. Not only does the game add and subtract a number of different fields to generate a final total for a race, you can easily spend half a minute or more just watching the game tally up the number of mistakes you made. The index is calculated by subtracting the percentage of respondents holding a positive outlook from the percentage of those with a negative outlook. On standard problems, solutions were coded as covert when the child simply added or subtracted the correct number of chips in a single operation. The overconfidence indices were calculated by subtracting the percentage of correct answers from the mean percentage of certainty. Dollar amounts were calculated by subtracting the rework cost from the Navy stock number ‘ready-for-issue’ value. For example, gross margin equals cost of sales subtracted from revenue. To calculate the female population size, I subtracted the number of males from the estimated population size for both sexes. Then by subtracting his count from the clock reading, he has the time at which the observation was made. The hemicellulose content was determined by subtracting the amount of cellulose from that of the holocellulose sample. Synonyms take away, take from, take off, deduct, debit, abstract, discount, dock, remove, withdraw informal knock off, minus 1.1 Take away (something) from something else so as to decrease the size, number, or amount. 减少，删减 programs were added and subtracted as called for 节目按要求进行了增删。 Example sentencesExamples Some would prefer politics to stick to safer ground, forever debating whether we should add or subtract a penny in the pound from income tax. A hand shot out to grab one of them; he began to add and subtract various pieces, experimenting with tensile strength and durability. You can modify this list by adding or subtracting items to better suit your group of friends. By adding and subtracting methyl groups, the two enzymes can adjust receptor sensitivity to mitigate the effect of ligand binding. Men were subtracted or added to industry, agriculture, or the armed forces on the basis of skills and experience. Add or subtract a piece or two according to season or whim. This would require subtracting color which is iffy in the best of textile situations. These scenarios can be tailored to increase or decrease the level of difficulty by adding or subtracting additional targets and changing conditions. Wearing several layers - like a T-shirt, sweatshirt, and robe - makes it easy to add or subtract clothes as needed. The years are beginning to follow into a pattern, wavering as we continue to add and subtract elements of our business and our lives, but growing more distinct all the time. In fact, it may not have had an author, because people added and subtracted stanzas and modified phrasing as they pleased. Are you planning on adding or subtracting products from the current lines you are handling or developing? Always adding rooms and never subtracting them will just make the place bigger - not necessarily better. Use gloved hands and a small trowel to add or subtract rock dust as needed to make sure each stone is at precisely the right height. Tonal language allied to a myriad disciplines adding or subtracting elements continues to thrive with no apparent plot to destroy it or make it illegal. Wear clothing in layers so you can add or subtract items to prevent chills or sweating. It is therefore forbidden to add or subtract any commandments from the Torah. It is also about balancing the acoustics, ensuring that the furnishings of the place add to the atmosphere by subtracting unattractive noise. With improv, you're adding and subtracting things as you go, more haphazard, exciting. You can always add or subtract calories as needed. Synonyms deduct, take away, remove deduct, remove, take away, take off Derivatives subtracter noun And a multiplexer selects one of the outputted results from the two input adder and the three input adder and subtracter based on the selection signal from the selection judging circuit. Example sentencesExamples A machine with storage, with this automatic-telephone-exchange arrangement and with the necessary adders, subtractors and so on, is, in a sense, already a universal machine. The apparatus includes an adaptive filter including an ingress synthesizer for recreating the undesired ingress signal and an ingress subtractor for subtracting the recreated ingress signal from the input signal. The only way to do that with a laser and then a subtractor procedure is removing it in the periphery. The output of the microphone is combined in a subtractor with the acoustic echo replica, producing the residual echo. subtractive adjective səbˈtraktɪvsəbˈtræktɪv The paintings began to take on more of the qualities of sculptures, featuring ‘the removal and chipping away or carving out of surfaces,’ remnants of subtractive gestures and large tracts of unfinished canvas. Example sentencesExamples Consequently, for common-pool resources whose flows are highly subtractive, institutional arrangements related to the allocation of the flow of services are intimately tied to the sustainability of the resource. My guess is that within the context of historically unequal schooling and the state's transitional, or subtractive, policy on bilingual education, such sustainability would have been difficult. Most of their work is subtractive: products we don't need, resources we shouldn't have wasted. His subtractive procedure is the ruthless evacuation of everything taken-for-granted as a prelude to the construction of a new Good. Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin subtract- 'drawn away', from sub- 'from below' + trahere 'to draw'. Rhymes abreact, abstract, act, attract, bract, compact, contract, counteract, diffract, enact, exact, extract, fact, humpbacked, impact, interact, matter-of-fact, pact, protract, redact, refract, retroact, subcontract, tact, tract, transact, unbacked, underact, untracked Definition of subtract in US English: subtract verbsəbˈtræktsəbˈtrakt [with object] 1Take away (a number or amount) from another to calculate the difference. 减，减去 subtract 43 from 60 60减去43。 Example sentencesExamples The overconfidence indices were calculated by subtracting the percentage of correct answers from the mean percentage of certainty. In first grade my teachers taught me how to add and subtract big numbers. Now, all that simple arithmetic simply means that you add 50 to your chosen number, then you subtract the chosen number! Not only does the game add and subtract a number of different fields to generate a final total for a race, you can easily spend half a minute or more just watching the game tally up the number of mistakes you made. To calculate the female population size, I subtracted the number of males from the estimated population size for both sexes. The hemicellulose content was determined by subtracting the amount of cellulose from that of the holocellulose sample. How do you count, add, and subtract in different bases? So to get the correct figure, we have to subtract the number of days when it was both. Net income was calculated by first subtracting each enterprise's total expenses from the total revenue. Profits are amounts that are calculated based on subtracting what something cost to make from what it grosses. Mikhail can spell words such as elephant, and add and subtract four-digit numbers, and is learning multiplication. But when you fill out the worksheet, you must subtract the amount of your payment before those deductions, known as offsets. The amount of protein was then determined by subtracting the amount of salt from the dry weight of the lyophilized sample. On standard problems, solutions were coded as covert when the child simply added or subtracted the correct number of chips in a single operation. Compliance was determined by subtracting the number of capsules returned by the subject at the final visit from the number of capsules dispensed at the outset of the study. Dollar amounts were calculated by subtracting the rework cost from the Navy stock number ‘ready-for-issue’ value. Then by subtracting his count from the clock reading, he has the time at which the observation was made. The index is calculated by subtracting the percentage of respondents holding a positive outlook from the percentage of those with a negative outlook. The Red Sox in the 1970s had a system based on numerical values, requiring players to add and subtract the number of touches by a coach to determine the play. For example, gross margin equals cost of sales subtracted from revenue. Synonyms take away, take from, take off, deduct, debit, abstract, discount, dock, remove, withdraw 1.1 Take away (something) from something else so as to decrease the size, number, or amount. 减少，删减 programs were added and subtracted as called for 节目按要求进行了增删。 Example sentencesExamples By adding and subtracting methyl groups, the two enzymes can adjust receptor sensitivity to mitigate the effect of ligand binding. A hand shot out to grab one of them; he began to add and subtract various pieces, experimenting with tensile strength and durability. Wearing several layers - like a T-shirt, sweatshirt, and robe - makes it easy to add or subtract clothes as needed. In fact, it may not have had an author, because people added and subtracted stanzas and modified phrasing as they pleased. It is also about balancing the acoustics, ensuring that the furnishings of the place add to the atmosphere by subtracting unattractive noise. You can modify this list by adding or subtracting items to better suit your group of friends. Are you planning on adding or subtracting products from the current lines you are handling or developing? Wear clothing in layers so you can add or subtract items to prevent chills or sweating. It is therefore forbidden to add or subtract any commandments from the Torah. With improv, you're adding and subtracting things as you go, more haphazard, exciting. Tonal language allied to a myriad disciplines adding or subtracting elements continues to thrive with no apparent plot to destroy it or make it illegal. Some would prefer politics to stick to safer ground, forever debating whether we should add or subtract a penny in the pound from income tax. You can always add or subtract calories as needed. This would require subtracting color which is iffy in the best of textile situations. The years are beginning to follow into a pattern, wavering as we continue to add and subtract elements of our business and our lives, but growing more distinct all the time. Use gloved hands and a small trowel to add or subtract rock dust as needed to make sure each stone is at precisely the right height. Men were subtracted or added to industry, agriculture, or the armed forces on the basis of skills and experience. Add or subtract a piece or two according to season or whim. These scenarios can be tailored to increase or decrease the level of difficulty by adding or subtracting additional targets and changing conditions. Always adding rooms and never subtracting them will just make the place bigger - not necessarily better. Synonyms deduct, take away, remove deduct, remove, take away, take off Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin subtract- ‘drawn away’, from sub- ‘from below’ + trahere ‘to draw’.
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