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Subtraction

Syntax	left value - right value
See Also	addition , multiplication , division

Description
Element-by-element subtraction of the right value from the left where the values that are integer, real, double-precision, or complex. (One, but not both, of the values may be logical.)

Tutorial

Subtracting Scalars
If you enter
     1 - 2
O-Matrix will respond
     -1

Subtracting Matrices
If you enter
     x = {[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]}
     y = {[1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1]}
     x - y
O-Matrix will print
     {
     [ 0 , 1 , 2 ]
     [ 3 , 4 , 5 ]
     }

Subtracting Scalars from Matrices
If the left value is a matrix and the right value is a scalar, O-Matrix will subtract the scalar from each element of the matrix. Entering
     x = {[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]}
     x - 1
will result in
     {
     [ 0 , 1 , 2 ]
     [ 3 , 4 , 5 ]
     }

Subtracting Matrices from Scalars
If the left value is a scalar and the right value is a matrix, O-Matrix will subtract each element of the matrix from the scalar. Entering
     x = {[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]}
     1 - x
will result in
     {
     [ 0 , -1 , -2 ]
     [ -3 , -4 , -5 ]
     }

Reference
If the value types do not agree, O-Matrix will coerce the values as detailed in the coercion table.