subtract
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sub·tract
(səb-trăkt') 
v., -tract·ed, -tract·ing, -tracts. v.tr.
To take away; deduct.
v.intr.
To perform the arithmetic operation of subtraction.
v., -tract·ed, -tract·ing, -tracts. v.tr.
To take away; deduct.
v.intr.
To perform the arithmetic operation of subtraction.
[Latin subtrahere, subtract- : sub-, sub- + trahere, to draw.]
subtracter sub·tract'er n.Computer Desktop Encyclopedia:
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subtract
A relational DBMS operation that generates a third file from all the records in one file that are not in a second file.
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Roget's Thesaurus:
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subtract
verb
- To take away (a quantity) from another quantity: abate, deduct, discount, rebate, take (off). Informal knock off. See increase/decrease.
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subtract
IN BRIEF: To take away from.
If you have 10 and you subtract 5 you are left with 5.
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Subtract
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - subtrahere, trække fra, fradrage, formindske
v. intr. - subtrahere, trække fra, fradrage, formindske
Français (French)
v. tr. - (Math) soustraire
v. intr. - faire des soustractions
Deutsch (German)
v. - abziehen, subtrahieren
Italiano (Italian)
dedurre, defalcare, sottrarre
Português (Portuguese)
v. - subtrair
Русский (Russian)
вычитать, отнимать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - deducir, restar, sustraer, quitar
v. intr. - quitar algo o parte de (una unidad)
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - subtrahera, dra ifrån
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
减去, 减少, 扣掉, 做减法
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 減去, 減少, 扣掉
v. intr. - 做減法
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 빼다, 감축하다, 공제하다
v. intr. - 뺄셈을 하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 減ずる, 控除する, 引き算をする
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - חיסר, ניכה, הפחית
v. intr. - חיסר, ניכה, הפחית
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