Meaning: subtraction is one of the four operations, and the operation of subtracting one number from another is called subtraction; Given the sum of two addends and one of them, the operation of finding the other addend is called subtraction. The symbol of subtraction is "-",which is pronounced as negative sign.

Mathematics is a subject that studies concepts such as quantity, structure, change, space and information. Mathematics is a universal means for human beings to strictly describe the abstract structure and mode of things, and can be applied to any problem in the real world. All mathematical objects are artificially defined in essence. In this sense, mathematics belongs to formal science, not natural science. Different mathematicians and philosophers have a series of views on the exact scope and definition of mathematics.