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- Dictionarysubtract/səbˈtrakt/
verb
- 1. take away (a number or amount) from another to calculate the difference: "subtract 43 from 60"
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to remove a number from another number: Four subtracted from ten equals six. Compare. add. divide verb (CALCULATE) multiply. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division. add (something) up. addition sign. additive. arithmetical. deduction. half. halve. highest common factor. long division. power.
The meaning of SUBTRACT is to take away by or as if by deducting. How to use subtract in a sentence.
To subtract in math simply refers to taking away one number or an amount from another. Let's learn about subtraction, important terms, fun facts and more.
Subtract means to take something away, usually as in taking a piece out of a whole. In math, subtract means to perform subtraction, the operation in which you find difference between two numbers or quantities. You can subtract one thing from another, as in We need to subtract the cost of labor from our total profits.
verb [ T ] us / səbˈtrækt / uk / səbˈtrækt / Add to word list. to remove a number from another number: Four subtracted from ten equals six. Compare. add. divide verb (CALCULATE) multiply. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division. add (something) up. addition sign. additive. arithmetical.
If you subtract one number from another, you do a calculation in which you take it away from the other number. For example, if you subtract 3 from 5, you get 2.
When you're doing math, you know you're supposed to subtract if you see a minus sign. Subtracting gives you the difference between numbers, and you can see this in a real way when you subtract actual objects instead of numbers.
