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Meaning of SUBTRACTIVE

Pronunciation:  sub'traktiv

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  constituting or involving subtraction; "a subtractive correction"
 
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 Synonyms: ablative, reductive
 
 Antonyms: additive
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sub*trac"tive\, a.
1. Tending, or having power, to subtract.
2. (Math.) Having the negative sign, or sign minus.
 

 

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