Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

missubtraction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-sub-trac-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance of missubtracting; incorrect subtraction.

Example Sentences

"If the increase in brightness is less than 10%, it is likely that the candidate is a missubtraction."
"By considering the missubtraction noise, recognition performance is significantly improved."
"In carrying out such outlined procedure, however, it should be taken into account that a possible missubtraction of the intense elastic peak could considerably spoil the resulting […]"

Etymology

From mis- + subtraction or missubtract + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis
Suffix: missubtract

Inflected Forms

missubtractions (plural)

Questions

What does missubtraction mean?: An instance of missubtracting; incorrect subtraction.
Where does missubtraction come from?: From mis- + subtraction or missubtract + -ion.

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