Difference
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The Difference of two numbers is the number obtained when the lesser number is subtracted from the greater number.
- The difference of 4 and 2 is: <math> 4 - 2 = 2 </math>
- The difference of -3 and -9 is: <math> -3 - (-9) = 6 </math>
Another way of putting it, is that the difference is the absolute value of subtracting either number from the other.
<math>\left |4 - 2 \right | = \left |2-4 \right | = 2</math>