Second Grade Subtraction Vocabulary Terms
subtraction- (noun) the operation of deducting one quantity from another
Used in a sentence: The students are learning the mathematical operations of addition and subtraction.
Synonym: deduction
Antonym: addition
subtract- (verb) to take one or more quantity away from another; the act of subtracting/subtraction
Used in a sentence: The student subtracted 9 from 10 to find a solution of 1.
Synonyms: deduct, take away
Antonyms: add, tack on
minus- (preposition) less
Used in a sentence: 10 minus 9 is 1.
Synonyms: negative
Antonyms: plus
difference- (noun) the amount in which things differ in quantity from one instance to another; in mathematics, the "difference" of a subtraction sentence is the solution or answer
Used in a sentence: The difference between 10 and 9 is 1.
Synonyms: distance from, change
Antonyms: similiar, no change
minuend- (noun) the first number in a subtraction sentence, typically the larger number, in which another number is subtracted from
Used in a sentence: In the number sentence 10-9=1, the number 10 is the minuend.
subtrahend- (noun) the number subtracted from the minuend
Used in a sentence: In the number sentence 10-9=1, the number 9 is the subtrahend.
Used in a sentence: The students are learning the mathematical operations of addition and subtraction.
Synonym: deduction
Antonym: addition
subtract- (verb) to take one or more quantity away from another; the act of subtracting/subtraction
Used in a sentence: The student subtracted 9 from 10 to find a solution of 1.
Synonyms: deduct, take away
Antonyms: add, tack on
minus- (preposition) less
Used in a sentence: 10 minus 9 is 1.
Synonyms: negative
Antonyms: plus
difference- (noun) the amount in which things differ in quantity from one instance to another; in mathematics, the "difference" of a subtraction sentence is the solution or answer
Used in a sentence: The difference between 10 and 9 is 1.
Synonyms: distance from, change
Antonyms: similiar, no change
minuend- (noun) the first number in a subtraction sentence, typically the larger number, in which another number is subtracted from
Used in a sentence: In the number sentence 10-9=1, the number 10 is the minuend.
subtrahend- (noun) the number subtracted from the minuend
Used in a sentence: In the number sentence 10-9=1, the number 9 is the subtrahend.