subtracting

English

Verb

subtracting

  1. present participle and gerund of subtract

Noun

subtracting (plural subtractings)

  1. An act of subtraction.
    • 2013, Brent Davis, Teaching Mathematics: Toward a Sound Alternative, page 83:
      […] she is confronted with the menacing reality of her incompetence. Which is not to say she can't do the addings and subtractings.
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