subtracting

minuend

Subtraction's first term

• differenceWay things contrast
• minusSubtraction symbol
• borrowingTemporary taking of another's

regrouping · calculation · equation · computation · negative · integer · fraction · decimal · digit · algorithm

diminish

To make smaller

• lessenReduce in degree
• reduceMake smaller in degree
• declineDecrease or refuse

shrink · dwindle · deplete · minimize · curtail · taper · wane · ebb · contract · abate

deduct

Subtract from a total

• withholdingKeeping from another
• exemptionRelease from requirement
• depreciationAsset value reduction over time

write-off · adjustment · debit · credit · balance · ledger · expense · allocation · amortization · proration

eliminate

Remove completely

• extractConcentrated derived substance
• omitLeave something out
• exciseRemove by cutting

delete · erase · expunge · purge · withdraw · detach · strip away · take away · cut out · filter out

absence

State of not being

• voidWithout legal effect
• emptinessAbsence of substance
• lackingBeing without something

missing · bereft · without · deficit · deprivation · scarcity · shortage · want · removal · taking away

• basic mathmultiplying, dividing, adding, sum, difference
• math operationsaddition, adding, multiplication, division, dividing
• reducingshrinking, lessening, diminishing, decreasing, cutting back
• cryptography termsencoding, decoding, encrypting, decrypting, cracking
• Reduceshrink, diminish, decrease, lessen, reduce