minus vs subalternate

minus

adj
  • Being a negative quantity; pertaining to a deficit or reduction. 

  • That is below zero by (a specified amount) on a scale. 

  • Ranking just below (a designated rating). 

noun
  • The minus sign (−). 

  • A negative quantity. 

  • A downside or disadvantage. 

prep
  • Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). 

  • Without; deprived of. 

verb
  • To subtract. 

subalternate

adj
  • Subaltern; inferior; subordinate. 

  • Succeeding by turns; successive. 

noun
  • A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one. 

How often have the words minus and subalternate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )