subtract
subtract
Definition
sub·tract (səb trakt′)
sub·tract′er noun
subtract
Synonyms
subtract
Usage Examples
Followed by a transitive particle
- away: Subtract away the evident decrease over the subsequent seven months and the net effect is a decrease of a few hundred reports.
Object
- fraction: Add and subtract fractions by writing them with a common denominator.
- equation: The next step taken was to subtract the first equation from the second and 3 times the first from the third.
- spectrum: The approach is to estimate the power spectrum of the clean speech by subtracting the noise spectrum from the noisy speech spectrum.
- multiple: For each row r below the diagonal row d, subtract a multiple of row d from row r.
- background: For skin detection, we need to first subtract the background for maximizing our ability to correctly find the skin regions.
- quantity: Finally, one has to subtract the same quantities for the reference background.
Infinitive complement
- give: These free energies can then be subtracted to give free energy differences that have been shown to correspond to experimental redox potentials.
Modifying Another Word
- mentally: Add and subtract mentally a ' near multiple of 10 ' to or from a two-digit number.
- then: Add ' A ' to ' voids ' then subtract an ' s ' .
- simply: Despite this some funders simply subtract any reserves from revenue grants.
- just: Just subtract the list price for a sheet of the relevant paper to get the print costs!
- first: Compare the two methods of approach: First subtracting the discount, then adding the VAT.
- now: Now subtract 4 doors from each room to the shaft.
Preposition: from
- total: If so the size of that extension must be subtracted from the total that is available for your type of property.
- score: To calculate variance, the mean of a group of scores is subtracted from each score to give a group of " deviations " .
- stress: The biggest problem is stress and how the interplay of all the different participants at your wedding adds or subtract from that stress.
- image: This value is then subtracted from the input image.
- datum: The cosmic rays have to be subtracted from the data.
- number: Similar to add, but now the number accessed through the second operand is subtracted from the number accessed through the first operand.
Browse dictionary entries near subtract
- subtotal
- subtopic
- subtonic
- subtlety
- subtle
- subtitle
- subtilize
- subtile
- subtext
- subterranean
- subtraction
- subtractive
- subtrahend
- subtreasury
- subtropical
- subtropics
- subulate
- subumbrella
- suburb
- suburban
