Subtractive

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Subtractive \Sub*trac"tive\, a.
     1. Tending, or having power, to subtract.
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     2. (Math.) Having the negative sign, or sign minus.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  subtractive
       adj : constituting or involving subtraction; "a subtractive
             correction" [ant: {additive}]