subtracting

English

Verb

subtracting

1. present participle and gerund of subtract

Noun

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.