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missubtraction

missubtraction noun: an instance of missubtracting; incorrect subtraction.

Noun

missubtraction (plural missubtractions)

  1. An instance of missubtracting; incorrect subtraction.
    • If the increase in brightness is less than 10%, it is likely that the candidate is a missubtraction.1992, Heidi Jo Marvin Newberg, Measuring Qo Using Supernovae at Z, page 58
    • By considering the missubtraction noise, recognition performance is significantly improved.1994, ICASSP-94: 1994 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, page 60

Forms of missubtraction

pluralmissubtractions

Origin of missubtraction

From mis- + subtraction or missubtract + -ion.

Questions about missubtraction

What does missubtraction mean?
Missubtraction means an instance of missubtracting; incorrect subtraction.
What part of speech is missubtraction?
Missubtraction is a noun.
What is the plural of missubtraction?
The plural of missubtraction is missubtractions.

Words near missubtraction in the dictionary

  1. missubmitted
  2. missubmitting
  3. missubtract
  4. missubtracted
  5. missubtracting
  6. missubtraction
  7. missubtractions
  8. missubtracts
  9. missuggest
  10. missuggested
  11. missuggesting

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