The Original Number, Before Subtraction or Before Anything Is Removed

question 37

True/False

The original number, before subtraction or before anything is removed, is called the subtrahend.

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Definitions:

Linear Island Chain

A sequence of islands that form in a straight line, often over a volcanic hot spot, as a tectonic plate moves over it.

Fracture Zone

An area of the ocean floor where tectonic plates have fractured, leading to seismic activity and the formation of geological structures.

Oceanic Trench

Deep, narrow depressions in the ocean floor, formed by subduction zones where one tectonic plate is forced under another.

Mid-ocean Ridge

An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics, featuring a continuous volcanic ridge at the boundary of diverging tectonic plates.