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instance method

Integer#-

(::BigDecimal) -> ::BigDecimal
(::Integer) -> ::Integer
(::Float) -> ::Float
(::Rational) -> ::Rational
(::Complex) -> ::Complex
self - numeric → numeric_result

Performs subtraction:

Example
4 - 2              # => 2
-4 - 2             # => -6
-4 - -2            # => -2
4 - 2.0            # => 2.0
4 - Rational(2, 1) # => (2/1)
4 - Complex(2, 0)  # => (2+0i)
See also #+ #-@ #** #/ also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0