Vocabulary—Antonyms MCQ: Identify the most appropriate antonym of ‘‘ADDITION’’ by contrasting arithmetic operations that combine quantities with those that remove quantities.

Given data

• Mathematical term: addition = combining numbers to find a sum.
• Options: Division, Enumeration, Subtraction, Multiplication

Concept/ApproachThe opposite operation removes or takes away quantity: subtraction.

Option-by-option analysisDivision/Multiplication: related operations but not conceptual opposites to addition. ❌Enumeration: listing/counting, not an arithmetic operation opposite to addition. ❌Subtraction: taking away; the standard opposite of addition. ✅

ExampleAddition: 5 + 3 = 8; Subtraction: 8 − 3 = 5.

Final AnswerSubtraction