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Synonyms for subtraction

Two senses of subtraction live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 4, High Camp · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 4, High CampActions

the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

He complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks.

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The true synonym

deduction

Same sentence, swapped: He complained about the deduction of money from their paychecks.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for subtraction as it is used in the sentence above.

devaluation
cutback
subdivision

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 4, High CampActions

an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated

The subtraction of three from four leaves one.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

minus

Same sentence, swapped: The minus of three from four leaves one.

Close but different

summation
multiplication
depreciation

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