subtraction
Subtraction is a mathematical operation![]()
in which the value of a number is decreased by the values of one or more other numbers. Subtraction can be seen as a kind of addition
with negative numbers. For example, .
The usual operator looks like a dash: . This operator is used in standard infix notation as well as in Polish notation and reverse Polish notation![]()
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Besides the possibility of overflow or underflow, subtraction presents no problems for fixed point arithmetic provided the operands are representable in fixed point to begin with.