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Vähennysoperaatio, often translated as subtraction operation, is a fundamental arithmetic operation. It is the inverse of addition and is used to determine the difference between two numbers. In mathematical notation, subtraction is represented by the minus sign (-). When we perform a subtraction, we take away a quantity from another. The number being subtracted from is called the minuend, and the number being subtracted is called the subtrahend. The result of the subtraction is known as the difference. For example, in the equation 5 - 2 = 3, 5 is the minuend, 2 is the subtrahend, and 3 is the difference.

Subtraction is a core concept taught in elementary mathematics and has numerous applications in everyday life, such as calculating change, measuring distances, or determining how much time has passed. It can be performed on various types of numbers, including integers, rational numbers, and real numbers. In the context of set theory, subtraction can also be understood as finding the elements in one set that are not present in another. The properties of subtraction are important to understand for more advanced mathematical concepts. For instance, subtraction is not commutative, meaning that a - b is generally not equal to b - a. It is also not associative, so (a - b) - c is generally not equal to a - (b - c). These properties distinguish subtraction from other operations like addition.