Version: 25.2

symbol_dash (-)

subtraction operator
- Note: Support for the − character (Unicode 8722) was added in 1.67
- Examples:
```
  set total to originalBalance - withdrawalAmount
```
- Synonyms: minus
- Related: +, *, /
unary negation operator
- Examples:
```
  put -x into inverse
```
- Synonyms: negative
- Related: +
used in numbers expressed in scientific notation for negative exponents
- Examples:
```
  set featherWeight to 5e-6 grams
```
used as a hyphen in certain words
- used in numbers expressed in words (thirty-four)
  - Examples:
```
  set waitingPeriod to seventy-two hours
```
- used in numeric data types (8-bit integer)
  - Examples:
```
  read from socket "dataport" for 3 16-bit integers
```