subtractive
adjective
uk/səbˈtræk.tɪv/us/səbˈtræk.tɪv/mathematicsspecialized
relatingtosubtraction(= theprocessofremovingonenumberfrom another):
减法的The subtractiveequationpropertystatesthat the twosidesof anequationremainequalif the samenumberissubtractedfrom eachside.减法方程式属性规定，如从等式两边减去相同的数字，则等式两边保持相等。
formal
involvingtaking something away:
削减的Millingmachinescarvepartsin a subtractiveprocessfrom ablank.铣床采用切削工艺从坯料中铣出零件。
Medicine is subtractive in that you need tosubtractout anything that isirrelevantuntil you canisolatethe one thingleftthatworks.医学采用的是排减法，因为你需要减去任何不相关的东西，直到你能分离出剩下的一件有效的东西。
formal
getting less by beingcombined, or getting less overtime:
减少的；削弱的Interference is aphenomenonin which twowaveseither have anadditiveor subtractiveeffecton each other'sintensity.干涉是两列波相互叠加或减少强度（振幅）的一种（物理）现象。
Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division
- add
- add (something) up
- addition sign
- additive
- arithmetical
- coefficient
- deduction
- factorize
- half
- halve
- long division
- multiply
- power
- recursion
- roundsomethingdown
- subtraction sign
- table
- takesomethingaway
- times
- treble
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Excluding
Separating and dividing
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