subtractive

/suhb-trak-tiv/US // səbˈtræk tɪv //UK // (səbˈtræktɪv) //

减法,减法性,减法性的,减法式

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : tending to subtract; having power to subtract.
- : Mathematics. that is to be subtracted; having the minus sign.

When subjects were explicitly told that removing bricks was free and had no effect on their pay, the share opting for the subtractive solution rose to only 60 percent.
The correction is additive for all temperatures above 62°, and subtractive for temperatures below 62°.
The correction is additive for temperatures above 62°, and subtractive for temperatures below 62°.
These quantities are additive for years after 1800, and subtractive for years before that epoch.
The first number should be additive, the second subtractive, etc.
The chief mixtures of two of the "additive" primaries produce the "subtractive" primaries.