English edit

Verb edit

subtracting

  1. present participle and gerund of subtract

Noun edit

subtracting (plural subtractings)

  1. An act of subtraction.
    • 2013, Brent Davis, Teaching Mathematics: Toward a Sound Alternative, page 83:
      [] she is confronted with the menacing reality of her incompetence. Which is not to say she can't do the addings and subtractings.