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Definition of Subtracted
1. subtract [v] - See also: subtract
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subtracted
Literary usage of Subtracted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Algebra Upon the Inductive Method of Instruction by Warren Colburn (1839)
"68 — a; must be subtracted from 84. Observe that 68 —a; is not so great as 68 by
... Now 68 — 26 = 42, that is, the number to be subtracted from 84 is 42, ..."
2. American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and ...by William Nicholson by William Nicholson (1821)
"... or, which is the same, by the number of the living at that age ; and half
unity subtracted from the quotient will give the expectation required. ..."
3. New Rudiments of Arithmetic: Combining Mental and Slate Exercises for by James Bates Thomson (1873)
"Begin at the right hand, and set the result under the figure subtracted. 9.
What are the principles as to the nature of numbers, in order to be subtracted ? ..."
4. War and Peace: The Evils of the First, and a Plan for Preserving the Last by William Jay (1842)
"... of slaughtering their fellow men; and that millions of dollars are annually
subtracted from the earnings of labor in anticipation of future conflicts? ..."
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