The difference of two numbers 
and 
is 
,
where the minus sign denotes subtraction.
See also
Backward Difference, Finite Difference, Forward Difference, Minus, Subtraction, Symmetric Difference
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Difference." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Difference.html