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English
Etymology
1670s, from Latin subtrahendus numerus (“number to be subtracted”), form of subtrahō (“I pull out from under, I subtract”) (English subtract).
By surface analysis, subtract + -end (“patient (recipient) of action”).
Pronunciation
Noun
subtrahend (plural subtrahends)
- (arithmetic) A number or quantity to be subtracted from another.
- In the subtraction 10 − 4, 4 is the subtrahend.
Synonyms
Translations
A number or quantity to be subtracted from another
See also
Other terms used in arithmetic operations:
Advanced hyperoperations: tetration, pentation, hexation
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Noun
subtrahend m (plural subtrahends)
- (arithmetic) subtrahend (a number to be subtracted from another)
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