"subtracting" meaning in English

See subtracting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: subtractings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} subtracting (plural subtractings)
  1. An act of subtraction.
    Sense id: en-subtracting-en-noun-~kmlM1bo

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} subtracting
  1. present participle and gerund of subtract Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: subtract
    Sense id: en-subtracting-en-verb-WxwOdSvq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

Inflected forms

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