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Borrow

\begin{figure}\begin{center}\BoxedEPSF{Borrow.epsf}\end{center}\end{figure}

The procedure used in Subtraction to ``borrow'' 10 from the next higher Digit column in order to obtain a Positive Difference in the column in question.

See also Carry




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26