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type: function (subr) location: built-in source file: xlmath.c Common LISP compatible: yes supported on: all machines
SYNTAX
(- <expr1> ... )
<exprN> - integer or floating point number/expression
DESCRIPTION
The subtract (-) function subtracts a list of numbers from the first number in the list 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