-  (function)

Type:	-	function (subr)
Source:	-	xlmath.c

Syntax

(- expr ... )

expr - integer or floating point number/expression
returns - the result of the subtraction

Description

The '-' function subtracts one or more numbers from the first number given and returns the result. If there is only one number as an argument, it is negated.

Examples

(- 1)                                 ; returns -1
(- 1 2)                               ; returns -1
(- 1 2 3)                             ; returns -4
(- 1 2 3 4)                           ; returns -8
(print (+ 1 2 (* 3.5 (/ 3.9 1.45))))  ; returns and prints 12.4138

See the  -  function in the XLISP 2.0 manual.

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