subtraction

Though Sharpe wrote his article before the advent of AI, he stressed that his conclusion depends “only on the laws of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Nothing else is required.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

The antidote psychologists prescribe is mental subtraction: deliberately imagining life without what you take for granted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

But here’s the catch: Adaptations are primarily about subtraction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025

I’m no math whiz—hate the subject with the passion of a Firebird, if you want the truth—but I can handle basic subtraction.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

For the Ducks to match that, their summer additions will have to add up to more than the subtractions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

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

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

From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2024

The subtractions which we shall find it necessary to make will still leave us an enormous total.

From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson