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2. Subtraction - Wikipedia

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   Subtraction (which is signified by the minus sign −) is one of the four arithmetic operations along with addition, multiplication and division. Subtraction is an operation that represents removal of objects from a collection. [ 1 ]

3. Plus and minus signs - Wikipedia

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   The plus sign (+) and the minus sign (−) are mathematical symbols used to denote positive and negative functions, respectively. In addition, + represents the operation of addition , which results in a sum , while − represents subtraction , resulting in a difference . [ 1 ]

4. Elementary arithmetic - Wikipedia

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   It is represented using the minus sign (). The minus sign is also used to notate negative numbers. The minus sign is also used to notate negative numbers. Subtraction is not commutative, which means that the order of the numbers can change the final value; 3 − 5 {\displaystyle 3-5} is not the same as 5 − 3 {\displaystyle 5-3} .

5. Glossary of mathematical symbols - Wikipedia

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   1. Denotes subtraction and is read as minus; for example, 3 – 2. 2. Denotes the additive inverse and is read as minus, the negative of, or the opposite of; for example, –2. 3. Also used in place of \ for denoting the set-theoretic complement; see \ in § Set theory. × (multiplication sign) 1.

6. Order of operations - Wikipedia

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   The order of operations, that is, the order in which the operations in an expression are usually performed, results from a convention adopted throughout mathematics, science, technology and many computer programming languages. It is summarized as: [2] [5] Parentheses; Exponentiation; Multiplication and division; Addition and subtraction

7. Sign (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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   When a minus sign is used in between two numbers, it represents the binary operation of subtraction. When a minus sign is written before a single number, it represents the unary operation of yielding the additive inverse (sometimes called negation) of the operand. Abstractly then, the difference of two number is the sum of the minuend with the ...