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# subtract

> Subtract two or more numeric columns. 

An additional constant may be used to subtract from the final result.

## Usage

The following examples show how the step can be used in a recipe.

<Accordion title="Examples" icon="code" defaultOpen="true">
  <Tabs>
    <Tab title="Example 1">
      To subtract column `number2` from column `number1`:

      ```stan theme={null}
      subtract(ds.number1, ds.number2) -> (ds.difference)
      ```
    </Tab>

    <Tab title="Example 2">
      To subtract the constant 1.23 from column `num_col`:

      ```stan theme={null}
      subtract(ds.num_col, {"constant": 1.23}) -> (ds.difference)
      ```
    </Tab>

    <Tab title="Signature">
      General syntax for using the step in a recipe. Shows the inputs and outputs the step is expected to receive and will produce respectively. For futher details see sections below.

      ```stan theme={null}
      subtract(*columns: number, {
          "param": value,
          ...
      }) -> (result: number)
      ```
    </Tab>
  </Tabs>
</Accordion>

## Inputs & Outputs

The following are the inputs expected by the step and the outputs it produces. These are generally
columns (`ds.first_name`), datasets (`ds` or `ds[["first_name", "last_name"]]`) or models (referenced
by name e.g. `"churn-clf"`).

<Accordion title="Inputs" icon="right-to-bracket">
  <ParamField path="*columns" type="column[number]">
    One or numeric columns to subtract (in left-to-right order).
  </ParamField>
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Outputs" icon="right-from-bracket">
  <ParamField path="result" type="column[number]" required>
    Numeric column containing the result of the subtraction.
  </ParamField>
</Accordion>

## Configuration

The following parameters can be used to configure the behaviour of the step by including them in
a json object as the last "input" to the step, i.e. `step(..., {"param": "value", ...}) -> (output)`.

<Accordion title="Parameters" defaultOpen="true" icon="sliders">
  <ParamField path="constant" type="number" default="0">
    A constant to subtract from input data.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="ignore_nans" type="boolean" default="true">
    Whether to ignore NaNs or propagate them.
  </ParamField>
</Accordion>