1- function subtracts one from the argument. See -.
(1- 5) => 4 (1- 1234567890123456789) => 1234567890123456788 (1- 1.3) => 0.29999995 (1- 1.3d0) => 0.30000000000000004d0 (1- #c(2 4)) => #C(1 4) (1- 3/4) => -1/4