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Reverse subtraction: has any culture had a symbol (call it $\oplus$) where $A \oplus B$ (read in the same direction as in the language) $:= B - A$?

The closest thing I can think of are symbols that mean "(the absolute value of) the difference between", a sort of "commutative subtraction" operator: $4 \sim 5 = 5 \sim 4 = 1$ I have access to a copy of Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition with a (publication?) date of 1949 on the title page, copyright date of 1934, and ...

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