In math, the term difference refers to the result you get when you subtract one number from another. It shows how much two numbers differ in quantity or how far apart they are on a number line
. To find the difference between two numbers, you subtract the smaller number (called the subtrahend) from the larger number (called the minuend). The result of this subtraction is called the difference. For example, the difference between 15 and 10 is 15−10=515-10=515−10=5
. The difference is always a nonnegative number because it represents the distance or gap between two values, which cannot be negative
. In summary:
- Difference = Minuend − Subtrahend
- It measures how much one number differs from another
- It is the numerical gap or distance between two quantities
This concept is fundamental in subtraction and is used in many areas of math, including arithmetic, algebra, and calculus
