subtraction

It is receiving something greater in return, resulting in spiritual addition by subtraction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Researchers say the assessments focus on what’s known as early number sense: a child’s ability to count sets of objects, and grasp basic addition and subtraction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, also decreased.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

“Marketplace is undergoing a rationalization, addition by subtraction, as we reduce our exposure while the risk pool stabilizes,” Zubretsky said, according to a FactSet transcript.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025

A simple bit of mathematics, like subtraction, where one taken away from the top line becomes one added on to the bottom.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen

But you know, additions are just as important as subtractions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

But in light of the Supreme Court’s decision, those subtractions make the case that much stronger.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2024

So given those additions and subtractions, what will Becki Ball look like?

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

Solving arithmetic problems, even simple subtractions, involves mental representations whose influence remains to be clarified.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2024

I had written some verses—written them with great care, and with ever so many additions, subtractions, and divisions.

From The Diving Bell Or, Pearls to be Sought for by Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth