subtractive

(adjective)

A sculptural process in which the artist begins with more material than s/he needs and gradually takes away material until the desired form is achieved.

Related Terms

  • additive
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  • Archaic smile
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  • terra cotta
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Examples of subtractive in the following topics:

  • Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

    • Adding and subtracting polynomials is as simple as adding and subtracting like terms.
    • It is simply carried down, with addition or subtraction applied appropriately.
    • Subtract: $(5x^3 + x^2 + 9) - (4x^2 + 7x -3)$
    • Remember to apply subtraction to each term in the second polynomial.
    • Explain how to add and subtract polynomials and what it means to do so
  • Addition and Subtraction; Scalar Multiplication

    • Matrix addition, subtraction, and scalar multiplication are types of operations that can be applied to modify matrices.
    • We add or subtract matrices by adding or subtracting corresponding entries.
    • As you might guess, subtracting works much the same way except that you subtract instead of adding.
    • Be careful when subtracting with signed numbers.
    • Practice adding and subtracting matrices, as well as multiplying matrices by scalar numbers
  • Adding and Subtracting Vectors Graphically

    • Vectors may be added or subtracted graphically by laying them end to end on a set of axes.
    • To subtract vectors the method is similar.
    • Make sure that the first vector you draw is the one to be subtracted from.
    • Then, to subtract a vector, proceed as if adding the opposite of that vector.
    • This video gets viewers started with vector addition and subtraction.
  • Addition and Subtraction of Complex Numbers

    • Complex numbers can be added and subtracted by adding the real parts and imaginary parts separately.
    • Complex numbers can be added and subtracted to produce other complex numbers.
    • In a similar fashion, complex numbers can be subtracted.
    • The key again is to combine the real parts together and the imaginary parts together, this time by subtracting them.
    • Note that the same thing can be accomplished by imagining that you are distributing the subtraction sign over the sum $2+4i$ and then adding as defined above.
  • Adding and Subtracting Vectors Using Components

    • It is often simpler to add or subtract vectors by using their components.
    • To subtract vectors by components, simply subtract the two horizontal components from each other and do the same for the vertical components.
  • Translations

    • It is represented by adding or subtracting from either y or x.
    • If a positive number is subtracted, the function shifts down the $y$-axis by the amount subtracted.  
    • While vertical shifts are caused by adding or subtracting a value outside of the function parameters, horizontal shifts are caused by adding or subtracting a value inside the function parameters.  
    • Where $f(x)$ would be the original function, and $a$ is the constant being added or subtracted to cause a horizontal shift.  
  • The Order of Operations

    • Multiplication and division are of equal precedence (tier 3), as are addition and subtraction (tier 4).
    • Here we have an expression that involves subtraction, parentheses, multiplication, addition, and exponentiation.
    • Similarly, as addition and subtraction are of equal precedence, we can think of subtracting a number as the same as adding the negative of that number.
    • It stands for Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction.
    • This mnemonic makes the equivalence of multiplication and division and of addition and subtraction clear.
  • Rational Algebraic Expressions

    • Adding and subtracting rational expressions follows all of the same rules as adding and subtracting fractions.
    • Adding and subtracting fractions should be a familiar process, and we will use this concept as a lead-in to start discussing the addition and subtraction of rational expressions.
    • Follow the example below to see how this applies to solving addition and subtraction problems.
    • Subtracting fractions is easy when you have a common denominator!
    • After that, you subtract the numerators while leaving the denominator alone, and then simplify.
  • Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication

  • Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Radical Expressions

    • Radicals and exponents have particular requirements for addition and subtraction while multiplication is carried out more freely.
    • This is because exponentiation is a different kind of function than addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
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