subtracter

Reduces the total

A subtracter is a person or thing that subtracts—takes away or removes something from a whole.

In electronics and computing, a subtracter is a circuit that performs arithmetic subtraction on binary numbers.

Also spelled subtractor.

arithmetic

minuend

Subtraction's first term

digit · integer · remainder · operation · calculation · equation · numeral · whole · number · value

electronics

circuit

Closed electrical pathway

logic gate · binary · processor · ALU · digital · complement · overflow · operand

decrease

diminish

To make smaller

deduct · remove · withdraw · extract · take away · decrement · deficit · shortfall · loss · deduction

measurement

difference

Way things contrast

  • deltaSymbol denoting variation
  • deviationDeparture from expected path
  • gapUnfilled space between

margin · discrepancy · variance · differential · offset · calibration · baseline · adjustment · correction

Opposites
arithmetic operation

subtracteradder

Small venomous snake

increaser · accumulator · summer · adding machine · augmenter

Phrases
Family

subtract, subtraction, subtracting, subtracted, subtracts, subtractive

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G