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subtraction

noun
/səbˈtɹækʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin subtractio, subtractionis. Can be decomposed to subtract + -ion.

  1. borrowed from subtractio

Definitions

  1. The process of subtracting a number from another.

  2. A calculation involving subtracting.

    • The teacher has set us ten subtractions to do by tomorrow.

  3. The removal of something.

    • The subtraction of the wealth from the economy will result in recession.

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Derived

missubtraction, nonsubtraction

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at subtraction. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at subtraction. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at subtraction

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA